As I said in an earlier reply, try visiting Beau Belle, specifically the Leonard Cohen Club and Belle's Coffee Shop, on Friday and Saturday nights. It's a Europe-based sim, so when you are on late those nights, folks in Europe will be up Saturday and Sunday mornings. I'm East Coast time, and you can also look for me in SL after 9 p.m. (6 p.m. SLT) most weekdays and throughout the day on weekends. The people in Beau Belle are very friendly and welcome visitors. I'm a newbie myself (joined SL August 10 -- about 6 weeks ago) but I like Beau Belle so much I've already rented a house there!