Women are everywhere, they outnumber men. And an employed, attractive man is a catch, I don't care what part of the world you're in. The trick is, DON'T SHOOT YOURSELF IN THE FOOT!
Don't worry about trying to meet chicks in a bar, that's a cliche and doesn't work 99% of the time. Seriously, who do you know who is in a relationship that met their s/o in a bar? Most girls go out with a s/o to a bar, or they go out with girlfriends with no interest in meeting men.
How do people meet, you ask? When I got out of school I met every guy I dated at work, including my first husband. I met my second husband through a family member. In fact, most people I know who have a relationship actually were "hooked up" by a friend or family member who said "HEY, I know someone you should meet, I think you'd really hit it off". So NETWORK, first. You have any relatives that have unattached female friends or in-laws? Get the word out that you'd like to meet a nice girl. Girls in their 20s are itching to be in a relationship, trust me. Added bonus, the family member/friend can coordinate the meeting by throwing a dinner or party or something so you can meet the girl in a controlled environment.
Next, you want to connect with women when they don't have something else on their plate. Meet her on the street, no, she could be going somewhere, has a dental appointment, needs to get to work, you're just an annoyance, you're done. Make eye contact and strike up on a conversation on the bus, good, she's just sitting there. Additionally good, book stores that have coffee shops, the gym (where my son met his current s/o, they've been together over a year now), laundry mats (fabulous, you've got a captive audience who is probably bored for a minimum of one to two hours. Go to the thrift store, buy extra clothes if you need to so you can do laundry twice a week in different laundry centers, heck, some laundry mats actually have singles nights here in America!) Also good, take adult classes at night. Again, sometimes they hold classes specifically for people to meet other people. If nothing else, you get to learn a skill and again, you're interacting.
Once you get yourself past over-analization of how to actually start to speak to women (really, think people, women are not a different species) and allowing a conversation to move forward -- which, BTW, you do by being an attentive listener, and you let her direct the conversation, generally -- she'll give you the openings to move things along herself. You just have to come off as reasonably intelligent and don't send off creep vibes. Staring, bizarre eye contact, unnatural smiling, stiff or uncomfortable body posture, all those things are going to set off a female's subconscious "creep radar".
I'm telling you, for the vast majority of women (I'm excluding gold diggers and the completely superficial) the most attractive thing on the planet to is a confident guy. A man who looks comfortable in his skin and environment, who has an easy manner. You don't have to feel it, you do have to radiate it. Look at old movies if you have to (too many neurotic male leads in movies anymore). Think Clark Gable in Gone with the Wind. ANY actor playing 007 (particularly Sean Connery). Paul Newman. Robert Redford. Harrison Ford in Star Wars and Indiana Jones. Steve McQueen. Bradd Pitt has it, so does George Clooney. It's tough to put your finger on but you need to understand that (subconsciously) women are drawn to men who seem confident. There's biology behind the psychology. A confident, capable man has the potential of being being a good father/provider/mate. That confidence means he can handle whatever comes his way, broken plumbing, flat tire, stranger with a knife in the alley, putting out a kitchen fire, paying the bills on time, putting meat on the table, fending off attackers.
Why do you think women are drawn to macho bad boys? I'm not saying turn into a macho jerk but I am saying take the steps to build your own confidence and you'll have no problem finding women, they'll come to you. If that means working out, taking up martial arts, do it.
