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>everyone looks really nice, none of the irredeemable itas or people with embarrassing public behaviour show up
>conversation flows smoothly and people have a nice time
>we're not dragged to the same bad Japanese restaurant as always, and the place where we get food is both delicious and filling with a range of price options, clean and not disgustingly steamy inside
>(if the meal is at the start/middle of the meet price is more important, if it's at the end it doesn't matter as much as people whose budget doesn't stretch to it can leave early or go elsewhere in smaller groups)
>the weather is good (sunny/snowy is nice but anything that's not wet, windy or really overcast and dark is fine)
>we all get some nice photos in a pretty location but don't spend forever on it
>personal preference, but I'd love it to be in some historic location with some element of nature as well (e.g. stately home), ideally somewhere interesting I haven't been before
>duration 4-8 hours, should include meal, activity, photos and optional snacks extra snacks/drinks if it goes on a long time (e.g. going for bubble tea/coffee)
>activity is something that people can do at their own pace, allows for breaks in the conversation but doesn't require sitting in silence for several hours like the cinema would
>easy access to drinks/toilets throughout the meet, host is prepared with things like plasters for blisters so nobody is caught short
>no drama or hassle from the public on the way home (beyond the control of the host, but always good)
>ideal group size is 6-15 depending on location, enough for a largeish group of people and some flexibility without becoming impossible to organize or drawing loads of normie attention