Hello! This might be a long shot as this part of the forum seemed a little dead, but anyone here in Tbilisi? Just arrived a few days ago and don't really know anyone here. Feel free to ask any questions about here, maybe I can help with the little experience I have

I'm planning to move there for a year, but not until March. If you're still there, we could meet up.

Should be easy to find stuff to do using the Facebook group Tbilisi Digital Nomads.

How do you like the city so far?

Cool, I will probably still be here Yes, I have looked at some of the Facebook groups, alot of nomads here and seems easy to meet up with people.

Im really enjoying the city so far, people are more friendly and helpful than expected and the english among young people seems really good, even some of the older generation have decent english. A lot of stuff to do and see here, food is great, wine is superb! Some downside is people seem more conservative here and have some old ways of thinking, meeting girls is a bit more work than in other parts of the world. Overall a very good experience so far!

Hey! How long are you guys planning to stay?

Did you look up how the taxes are for grinding online? I'm trying to look into Georgia as a potential medium term destination but I haven't found much about this.

I will probably stay here 1 year, maybe longer if possible.

Not so updated on the tax situation, seems like you need to pay if you stay longer than 6 months and the tax might be like 1%?? not sure how it will work for poker.

When and where are you planning to go?

I'm just sorting things out back home, I'll probably leave in like a month or so.

I'll be going to Tbilisi.

Can you elaborate on how meeting girls is a bit more work? hahah
How's tinder and stuff? Or do you usually hunt in person? Language barrier when it comes to talking to like a coffee shop employee or something, do people over 30 speak English?

Girls are just a bit flaky, after agreeing to meet up they might tell me they have a hard time and need to wait or whatever. As long you have a decent tinder profile its no problem to find good looking girls to meet up with, just need to be grinding tinder a bit. ONS seems to be out of the question in most cases.

I didnt hunt at clubs or anything like this, curfew just ended so this might be possibility now. There is also a ton of expats here to meet.

English among the locals here is really good, most ppl under 30 speak atleast decent english. Over 30, not that much, but some know it.

Also, be aware of girls from Tinder who tries to invite you to a resturant or something on first meeting! Its probably a scam.

Thanks for the updates, keep em coming. Always interested to read more since I'll be there in March and staying for awhile.

Yah, I read that the scam where a girl takes you to a bar for a couple drinks then you get charged like $500 and a big bouncer guy intimidates you into paying is somewhat common there. So use caution if a girl seems insistent on a certain place.

Have you been to Latin America? If so, how does flakiness compare?

Glad to hear you had interest! I will try to take some pictures and do a bigger update later on.

Yes, I would guess the scam goes pretty much like this. I have had 3 girls who tried this on my now! Reading google reviews on some of those places, it seems to be working fairly well and many guys fall for it.. The places is probably run by some mafia and police doesnt care.

Never been to Latin America, I just heard the girls can be very difficult and flaky when it comes to meeting, especially the ones from Colombia. Earlier I have been some places in Europe and in South East Asia and girls there was way better at keeping their words.

March will be good when it comes to finding apartment etc, flats now seem to go very fast and talking to an agent I didnt pick the best time to look for it, but still plenty of good and cheap options.

Also opening a bank account seems to be very easy, just go there and in 3 days it will be ready I hear. I didnt try yet.

I haven’t been to Tbilisi specifically but I’ll speak generally from what of Georgia I’ve seen. Expect really, really wonderful hospitality, often whether or not you’ve asked! However, at least in Kutaisi and surrounds, English was very rarely spoken, so I certainly see an issue with that. I would love to digital nomad there too, so if you go please make an update! I’m friends with the only English speaking policeman in Kutaisi too, so I can say it’s worth your while making your friends in high places there!

I've actually been studying Georgian for about 10 minutes a day for the last month.

Alphabet is completely different so it takes a while just to learn that. Other than that I've learned about 40-50 words of vocabulary. I probably won't get too far unless I decide to take classes when I live there, but I suppose it's helpful to at least be able to read signs and speak the basics.

Hey, I'm in Tbilisi atm and looking for a grindhouse or arranging one for one month (till mid-end of August).

thezemo#9820

Impressive effort, maybe i should to some stuff too.

Living here since February, english skills from the people are not this great, but most of the time it works and if you have sometimes trouble, people are really friendly. Sometimes nearby random strangers translated for me, when they saw we had some difficulties in our conversation.

Cafe Kala good food great jazz band !

I choose you to use Hellotrip.ge. how I see they have best price in all Georgia, I use 2 times and I am very satisfied how its price also driver and car ))

I think you can use English. Most people know English in a good lewel

So my gf and I had planned on staying in Istanbul for a month bc we really loved it there, but our application was rejected.

Plan B is arrive in Tbilisi next week and I think we'll stay a year. Anyone still living there?

I joined a couple Tbilisi Facebook expat groups and it seems like there are lots of expats there and it's super easy to meet tons of people.

Tons of Russians there now and probably Ukrainians as well.

When refugees and those looking to escape economic sanctions drive up rents, don't expect locals to be overly welcoming towards foreigners anymore.

Rent prices have gone up a lot yah.

Actually, Americans (and other English speakers) actually benefit a lot in this situation b/c it's easy to differentiate foreigners coming from the West and those from E. Europe/Russia based on whether they speak English or Russian (both are pretty common in Tbilisi). From what I've read, there is some hostility towards Russians, but they are very welcoming for English speakers. I guess I'll find out when I arrive, or others can chime in.