How Not to Sound Like a Loser

Being in a new town can be one of those great little adventures to the new lander, or a frightening experience. First job on the list, for anywhere you go to settle for the first time, is to let people know that you belong, that they have nothing to fear from you. A careful person will typically spend time at a coffeeshop eyeing the surroundings without any real focus, while at the same time observing some people. In short, just scanning the horizon. Adapting to a new town’s ways is as much...