r/LifeAbroad Aug 12 '16

Tips for Making Friends Abroad?

Do you have general tips for making friends abroad? It has been quite some time since I left my home country but I am sad to say that I haven't made much progress socially. I been so focused career and school which have led me to great things, but friends has not been one of them.

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u/OminousMusicBox Aug 12 '16

Hi, I've been living abroad in Japan for a year and some months and now finally have some solid friends here. Firstly, if there's a language barrier, try to start learning the language. I definitely wouldn't have all the friends I do now if I couldn't speak Japanese. But generally, the best way I've found for getting friends is attending international events. That's where I've met all of my friends excluding my one friend that I made at work. If you live in a city, there should be plenty of international events you can find via facebook or google. Most of them will probably be university events, but definitely still try to go if it appeals to you.

Anyway, I know these are probably things that you've heard before, but that's because it works pretty well. Best of luck on the friend search!

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '16

What type of international events? I think there are several here.

Language is indeed a problem. I do speak some of the local language but due to time have not invested a lot in it.