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❤️ WELCOME HOME @ Connection Space❤️
Reconnect with old friends. Meet new ones. Feel at home — inspired by old traditional Greek village cafés, where grandparents knew that the best connections happen over a drink and good company!
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Today's free activities for you to choose:
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• food-truck
• live music jam (join and play or listen and dance)
• speed-friending (fast and fun way to make many connections)
• games: fun social & mindful (no small talk, connect deeper)
• extra areas: new-comer & German-speaking & outdoors
• private rooms (to talk or play games in quietness)
• or simply join the many conversations and talk to anyone 🤩

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ABOUT US:

• INSTAGRAM see video & follow us
• Free event
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• Testimonials (scroll to "photos" section to read testimonials)
  "The best event I know on Meetup to connect to new friends."
  "First participation, an evening to remember!"
  "So far in 7 years this is the first time I see a really good organised event!"
  "Mega schön" "Had a blast!"
  "I was positively surprised. They organized everything so well; I met some interesting, friendly people. I highly recommend it"
  "Great! Everything excellent, super organized... lots of people. Great atmosphere"
  "I am really grateful for the warm atmosphere, inspiring moments"

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WHY? Offline fun meaningful friendships! Offline Human Connection is what we all deeply desire and makes us truly happy and healthy (scientifically proven - read below)!
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WHAT? We are not a "party or drinks" meetup, nor we follow a "forced" process and agenda. Instead, we are an Offline Connection Community inspired by Greek village cafes — a welcoming third place where neighbours gathered as equals to share stories and build lasting friendships. We meet in a "fixed-rhythm" every 2 Fridays in a homey & lovingly-hosted space so you can connect with new and familiar faces**.** We provide several optional activities to help you connect with others—so you're free to explore what resonates with you! Together these activities create a unique Offline Connection Festival!
Today's event offers:

• 🏭 beautiful homey industrial location with 2-floors in downtown ZH
• 🌮19:00 - 22:00: food truck at the outdoor area - come hungry :) Tipping recommended 😃 www.instagram.com/kibbuznikzurich
• 👯19:45 - 20:45: free speed-friending in a separate private room. Guaranteed to meet many people!
• 🎸21:00 - late: super amazing live music jam band! Feel free to join and play or simply dance 🕺 (happening in a separate room so not to distract from talking to people)
• 🥳new comer area (never was easier to spark a conversation, with ice-breakers, optional for first time attendees)
• 🇩🇪German-speaking-only area (falls du nur Deutsch sprechen möchtest)
• 🤣fun social games (like "cards against humanity" and more - read game names below)
• 🧘mindful games (for deeper connection from The School of Life - read game names below)
• 🏠3 private rooms (if you want to talk or play games in quietness)
• ⛲️beautiful outdoors area with many tables and rain protection
• 👬 or simply hang-out and meet new & old friends without a process ❤️

Note: we reserved 100% of the space so everyone will be from our community!
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Q&A:

• Where idea comes from? Our events are inspired by the Greek village concept of "Καφενείο" (coffeeshops), once vibrant community hubs where people gathered daily to socialise, play games, and enjoy snacks and drinks. I, Christos, have fond childhood memories visiting them with my grandfather. Though this tradition is fading in Greece, I’m passionate about reviving it with a modern twist. Hope you enjoy it! ❤️
• Weather? Event takes place rain or shine, with indoors rooms and outdoors area that is ultra rain-protected
• Coming late? no problem, we got many people until closing at 00:00 so come whenever!
• Coming solo? guess what, again no problem! 95%+ of people come solo - its the perfect event to come solo!
• Too many attendees? no problem, we got the space! Also as per the "what" above: you define what makes the event meaningful for you! Furthermore, the co-organisers have one goal: to say hi and introduce you to the event and people (if you want to please ask)! Finally remember: you dont have to talk to everyone, focus in a few people! Less is more! 😃 If you dont know where to start look for a good smile or an activity more matching to you. From there keep on trying people and activities.
• Ada, Philip, Sandy (aka the co-organisers) will welcome you and also wear a badge - feel free to talk to them for anything you need!

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OPTIONAL - READ below if you want more info:
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IMPORTANT:

• Why so many options above for connection? We always have: a first-timer area, Fun social games, Mindful games, ice-breaker questions or simply just talk freely to anyone. Often we add: Speed-friending and a Music jam. We believe you are unique and each of us prefers different ways of connection. Also we want to provide an opportunity for everyone to try something new
• Easy and Safe: We have the whole location reserved for us so its safe to open up and meet new friends (unlike bars in Zürich where people find it strange if strangers talk to them). Christos and volunteers will also help with connection. Read more info below.
• Christos (see PHOTO) and our co-organisers will be wearing name budges and will aim to welcome everyone.
• Thank YOU for being so open in meeting new people and making 70+ events with 7500+ attendees in 2.5+ years happen!
• more info via our LINKS
• Who is it for**?** Everyone is welcome! Wir wollen gerne mehr Schweizer/innen dabei haben! Alle sind willkommen und die meisten können Deutsch sprechen. Not an expat event. Everyone welcome!
• Yes YOU are good & courageous for looking for new fun connections!
• 95% of people come solo - you can too❤️
• Everyone is in same situation and you ll be surprised how friendly people are ❤️
• Come early though later also ok as many people there until 00:00
• It works! We heard of many new friendships, living together and even getting a new job
• For volunteering for free please msg Christos 0768175380. We can provide free drinks for your service
• Mindful Connection Games: from The School of Life available: Confessions Game, The Friendship Game, Connection Game, The Loser Game, Games for grown-ups and three sets of "100 questions" (Conversation Toolkit & Careers & Relationships)
• Fun Social Games: bring your own board/card games or choose from: Cards against humanity, Exploding Kittens, Codenames, Debatable, Sotally Tober, Taboo, Mafia, Uno, Monopoly and more.

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TIPS on HOW TO CONNECT:

• Look out for a good smile/vibe in a person/group of 2-3 people and say "Hi my name is xxx, can I join?".
• Try something different (person, game, table, activity) often until you find fun quality connection
• Ask Support: we understand going out to meet friends can be a stretch. We make this easy with a fun and safe event. Also you can ask for help from our clearly communicated (see photos of this event) "People Connectors" who can help you discreetly to connect with others
• Invest time(not quickly just come by) as friendships are an investment
• Come back: big turnaround, people come randomly at each event, so you never know who you ll meet

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ABOUT US: (in detail)
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WHY Connection Space?

• ... we ❤️ uniting people while having fun! We make the world better by enabling fun quality offline connections & building community!
• ... we truly believe Human Connections is what we truly deeply crave for and what we truly need so we can be happy and healthy! What we really need is all the things money cant buy. Human Connections making us happy is proven by data in ANCIENT HISTORY, in MODERN HISTORY and also scientifically proven by HARVARD in an 87 year old study. Yes this makes you HEALTHY and is what you really need - the other things are not as important as society tells you.

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HOW does it work? Disconnect your phone & Connect with people in a free and super-fun Offline Connection Event! These recurring events create a "fixed" community without any specific reasons for connection (like interests, genders, age or countries). Everyone is welcome! The event is that simple😀.
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• WHAT is Connection Space?

Imagine a co-working space where everyone is with headphones, laptops, mostly being 'alone' all day ...
or a cafe/restaurant/bar where pretty much all people talk to people they already know..
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The "Connection Space" is exactly the opposite of that; its a fun social environment outside family and work, a cultural exchange, where we unite and hangout with new and old friends as one community.
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Thats it.
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No to phones, laptops, zoom-calls, books
No to a specific reason to get together (eg. only for specific hobbies, genders, age groups, languages etc)
No to just talking to your friends
Not a dating, not a party, not an expat-only meetup
NO to division (political racial gender etc)
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Yes to simple and real in-person connection with new and old friends
YES TO FUN! We got many optional activities for you to try out
Yes to feeling like home & come as you are
Yes to unity, love and respect for one another
Yes to eating, drinking and music
Yes to everyone-is-welcome & always-free events
YES to UNITY! Getting along with each other in spite of different opinions
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Our events are inspired by the Greek village culture of "Καφενείο" (village coffeeshops) with photos HERE. When myself Christos was a kid, my granddad took me to these "Καφενείο". Every neighbourhood had one, and people met, without an exaggeration, on a daily-basis. It was the community center of the village. People met new and old friends, played games, socialised, ate snacks, drank coffee and ouzo. It was a very friendly, welcoming and homey environment. Unfortunately this concept is rapidly dying in Greece. As a kid I had extremely good memories of these coffeeshops, and for this reason I am passionate to revive and recreate this environment and also add a modern twist. Hope you enjoy it!
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• WHAT is NOT Connection Space? NOT a drinks or party event (responsible drinking only, no shots, no free drinks). NOT a dating event. NOT foreigners-only, but everyone is welcome
• What KIND of event is this? Its a mix of social and cultural event that build community. We have many people from so many different cultures socialising, we promote culture with events with Art exhibitions and Live Music and we also revive the social culture of the Greek traditional village coffeeshop (Καφενείο - read more above).

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Looking forward to fun quality Connections! 🙂

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Disclaimer

Participation in this event requires a signup.
To ensure a smooth and safe experience, we kindly ask all participants to follow the instructions and announcements from the event organizers. While our team works hard to create an enjoyable and welcoming atmosphere, attendance is at your own risk.

We want everyone to feel comfortable and respected. If you encounter any issues or uncomfortable situations during the event, please speak directly to a member of our team — we’re here to help.

We reserve the right to exclude participants from the event if they do not adhere to basic standards of respectful interpersonal behavior. This decision is at the discretion of the responsible organizers.

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