You’re Invited:
Hi and welcome, Joe or Jane Muslim somewhere in the UK sent you an invite to come visit them!
Come and share a coffee or dinner, and get to know real people, rather than from old media, influencers, or even AI.
✨ Meet Real People
🤝 Meet a Local Friend
The best part? When you visit, you won’t be alone. You’ll be matched with a passionate, friendly Birmingham resident who wants to share their city with you.
Our goal is to make your visit as easy and enjoyable as possible.
How The Visit Works (It’s Simple!):
Our goal is to make your visit as easy and enjoyable as possible.
- You register: Click the link below and register as a Guest.
2. We Find Your Host: We are asking common Joe and Jane Muslim to be your guests. We will match you with someone based on how far you can travel and when.
3. We send you each others email addresses to make contact and meet.
The Meet-Up: You arrange to meet in a safe way
Getting to Know – Easy or Difficult?
🤝 Build a Bridge
There can be 101 reasons, why someone may not cross the bridge and get to know someone:
The Netflix binge was just too tempting!
Modern life is too busy.
And then there is the observation that some divisions are perceived; and some demarcations are artificial. Whatever the case, let’s use the greatest opportunity in history – the internet + easy travel – to get to know people.
☕ Get to hear the real stories
The needs of economic growth accelerated the ease of travel and communication – it seems only for economic gain. We have not been able to use it to get to know each other – ordinary people knowing ordinary people. Interest groups, influencers, media and now AI – well, we don’t need to rely on them
🗓️ We d
This is a one-off, low-pressure commitment. We match you based on your availability and location. You don’t need to be a history expert—just friendly!
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FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
What is Involved?
We’ve made the sign-up process quick and easy.
- Sign Up & Tell Us About Yourself: Complete the quick form below. Tell us the basics about yourself and your general availability.
- Help us send out more Invites, by posting 20 postcards or letters to random people in the UK (we will email you the random addresses).
- Get Matched: We handle the logistics, matching you with a guest whose visit dates and age/person align with yours.
Meet & Share: We facilitate the secure introduction via email. You arrange the meetup!
What is the cost to be a Host?
There are three costs as a Host:
- Sending Out the Invites
- Registration
- Your budget for hosting the guest
This is a humble individual effort.
The ‘invites’ are postcards or letters which each Host (individually themselves) sends to random addresses in the UK (we send you the random addresses at registration). The postage is 87 pence per postcard/letter.
You are requested to send out at least 20 invites. The postage and paper cost would be £22. The more you can afford comfortably, the better. If you can do 200 over 10 months that would be brilliant (cost £220).
A postcard or letter through each UK postal address is the only way that we can reach every UK person. We suggest you send a postcard sized invitation inside an envelope (Royal Mail no longer has postcard rate).
There is a registration cost of £1 per person who registers as a Guest or Host.
How much you can afford (or wish) to budget/spend hosting is down to you. As simple as a coffee, or a couple of people sharing your daily meal.
How many Guests can I host?
There is no minimum or maximum number.
Guests are asked how far they can travel, and then matched with available Hosts.
How much should I budget for hosting?
It is really up to you. As simple as a coffee, to a diner at your home, to a tour of your hometown/dinner at a restaurant, invite them to your wedding (you know – not the fancy one – but the simple DIY feast in the local hall – where numbers don’t count).
The purpose of the initiative is to get people to meet and talk frankly – and hear the real stories, reasons etc.
What will we talk about?
We live in a free country 😉
That you and your guest talk about current affairs, difficult topics is actually the point of this!
At work or in business, we have to be diplomatic, or play a role, since the objective is work or business.
Even with our direct neighbours, we might have to be diplomatic or reserved.
In this social setting there is a reason to be frank. It’s like sharing a story or your account with a fellow train traveller. You can be honest and frank, in a polite and considerate manner. Politics, religion, who will win the cup, migration, doing business, cost of living…. it is only when we (whoever we are) share the real reasons, that others can compare and contrast, with what they know from other sources.
We can’t give you a prescriptive dialogue to have. That is what political parties and sales managers do! We want you to have genuine real conversations.
We truly believe that the more genuine conversations happen, the more the probability that the right options will become clearer.
Who can’t be a host (or guest)?
Anyone who is restricted by law.
Specifically if they are required to be on any public register.
Who does the project align with?
It is independent.
The project is non-partisan (parties, policies, religions, religious leanings). It has started as a simple grassroots initiative, and will remain independent of any organisation.
It is open to all. It’s only purpose is to get people, who would not otherwise meet to meet and talk.