INTERNATIONS POLICY CHANGES

You heard it from here first.  Or maybe you just found it out on their website which is more likely.  Internations is changing their face.  Or rather they are getting more savvy as to how to turn their enterprise into something much more commerceaily profitable.  I mean who wouldn't want another Facebook?  From what I understand there have always been 2 types of membership. Basic and Albatross.  The difference is you pay money for one and not for the other.  Up until now Albatross members don't really get heaps load for their money.  An entrance drink at IN events and the ability to send as many messages as they like to other members.   However, that wasn't really the point.  The point should be that people want to support an organisation that they get something from.

This month Albatross members will get a lot more and Basic members will not be able to see all the web pages.  They will not be able to attend special sub groups set up by IN and Albatross members will be selected first for signing up to events.  Let's hope this doesn't cause another outcry by those that didn't like the Expat Only gatherings.  Perhaps this is a way for Internations to downsize (or at least the Turkey Internations).  We know there are a lot of members who never go to an event and more importantly members who don't behave in the spirit of Internations.  OK what is not the spirit of Internations.  Here are two points.  The first is not using the International language of Internations which is English.  The second is using Internations only as a means for dating and not also as the social networking that is so lacking in this city.  This causes people to shut out others from joining their group or their conversation as they hone in sex for the night (male viewpoint) and do you earn enough (female viewpoint).