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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you find yourself being friends with people because they are expats and you'd not otherwise be friend with them?

I lived in a country with very few expats (like &lt; 100 Americans in the entire country) so you ended up being friends with Americans that I'd normally not be friends with at home. Good and bad to that.[/quote]

That is definitely a factor at the onset. I can see it being more common where you lived. In the UK most of our friends were British thanks to already having good British friends, but in HK and Dubai we initially made friends with people who were convenient (not just Americans but all nationalities) and I did spend time with other women I didn't particularly like. But after a while we met others we gravitated to through common interests. DH is a keen sailor and that really helped find like minded people. Some people do have a harder time, depending on personality and interests. There are certainly plenty of lonely expats. [/quote]

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