How can I socialize into building a network?

So I am a graphic designer with a decent professional experience,I am kinda new to the city and culture. Also, I already have one freelancing client and I wanna add more to them which can be done by socializing at places like cafes (smoking zones are best tbh), but I always hesitate to go there alone.

Give me some advice on how to crack the hesitate and go along with confidence and talk to properly to people there.

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u/phantomBeing — 9 days ago

The classic "Left Ear" trucker's struggle—I need serious window noise suppression.

I’ve been driving Over the Road (OTR) for 25 years now. My left ear is significantly worse than my right because of decades of window noise and passing traffic, and I’ve finally swallowed my pride and admitted I need hearing aids.My biggest concern is the sheer volume of cab noise. I absolutely need a hearing aid that can aggressively filter out the constant 65 mph road drone, but still allow me to clearly hear the CB radio and my GPS navigation. I tried a cheap pair off the internet, and it was a disaster, they just amplified the deep engine rumble to an unbearable level that gave me a headache. Has any other driver found a brand (maybe Phonak or ReSound?) that has a specific "Cab Mode" or advanced wind noise suppression that actually works at highway speeds?

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u/phantomBeing — 13 days ago

India's got latent is back!!

I don't know if people are following the latent show's comback but I just saw it on netflix and I felt the show lacks little authenticity and especially alia bhatt looks like she was forced onto doing the shows judge role. Like she was so awkward and shy and was like she was visibly uncomfortable.

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Also the promotion of the upcoming movie was done in that show so Idk

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Anyways the show has lot of cuts and the only the joke made by them comedians were good. Let me know your thoughts guys.

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u/phantomBeing — 16 days ago

The 90-minute movie is dead and it sucks.

Why does every normal drama, action movie, or comedy need to be two and a half hours long now? Editors need to start cutting things down again. Movies feel so slow because directors have too much power to keep their extra, boring scenes in the final film.

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u/phantomBeing — 19 days ago

Urgent please help!

So me and my friends(all M21) we are looking for a flat on rent, long story short we came across one flat which was available at 32,000/- per month, we liked it we selected it, our moving in date was 1st june.

So we have paid the token amount (11,000) to secure the flat.

But today when I went to that flat to get the keys and place my luggage in that flat, the secretary told me that no bachelors are allowed in this society. Now the broker never told me this. We clearly wanted it for us friends, let alone we have mentioned it and the brokers agreed with the terms of letting bachelors live in the society. But now the secretary is asking us to move my luggage away and if we want to stay then I will have to pay 5000 extra to him.

I understand the situation I dont want to go to that flat now, even the brokers are admitting me to come and have conversation, which I will but wont take that flat.

PLEASE HELP ME and MY FRIENDS in finding another flat, we need to clear our current flat before 31st may.

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u/phantomBeing — 1 month ago