Sorry, see.look - my sentence didn't really mean what I meant it to mean. When you're a long way from 'home' it's just nice to see that there are others from the same region.

You'll often see Newbies getting a lot of extra warm welcomes if others from the same area recognise the familiar location or read it in the Intro. If the Newbie is not already here, the 'old hands' often give tips about what they are probably going to miss when they arrive and what they should make a point of bringing with them when they come. There are a load of helpful people on here.