International dating

If you are in a public chat room that is not devoted to singles, then
there are a few ways to find and approach people.
The first is to make use of any ‘profiles’ that are available. Some
chat programs allow people to create profiles about themselves. It
may be something as simple as listing their sex, age and location.
But this is enough to shortlist the people in the room. You can then
send them a private message if the chat program has this facility.
Make sure that you introduce yourself politely, don’t just say, “Hi,
wanna chat?” Try something like, “Hi, my name is John, I’m a
30yo guy from Sydney. Would you like to chat?” you’ll get a much
better response. A nice virtual rose never goes astray either “—<—
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Another approach is to put a general message in the chat room
and see if anyone bites. Once again, be polite. Something like, “Hi,
I’m John, would any nice single Sydney ladies care to chat?”
You might get flamed by people for doing that, but just ignore
them. If you are nice then you shouldn’t have much trouble getting
someone to chat.

Once you have found someone, suggest that you go into a private
chat room, or even switch over to an instant messaging service like
ICQ.
There are hundreds of public chat sites available, and many
personals sites also have chat rooms.

By David L. Jone