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No it's not sad, that's not how i meant it, it's just how it works. When you start over somewhere else, it just takes some effort to make new friends. You know that when you make a move, at least i did.
And you just look for some nice places to go or do stuff and meet people and you start from there.
Never really had a problem with it, and i made some really good friends during the years
Good to know. That's pretty normal. That's pretty much how it works in the US, too. Some people have more trouble making new friends than others, some cities/regions are harder to break into than others. But generally, if people make an effort, sooner or later those efforts will be rewarded.
It's good to get a more tempered, more "real", view of it from Europe, thanks.
Good to know. That's pretty normal. That's pretty much how it works in the US, too. Some people have more trouble making new friends than others, some cities/regions are harder to break into than others. But generally, if people make an effort, sooner or later those efforts will be rewarded.
It's good to get a more tempered, more "real", view of it from Europe, thanks.
Yeah well, i'm not surpriced it works the same in the US. Friendship is a pretty universal thing i guess.
I think ther's a lot of misunderstandings about it here. Mostly in language i think, in how the word friendship is used. Once that is clear, it turns out to be pretty much the same everywhere
This is funny! I've read so much about exactly this phenomenon between Swedes and foreigners! Yeah, he was just trying to make conversation, and get to know you. How do you folks make new friends? I've read that most people there only have friends from when they were in school. It's rare to make new friends in adulthood. That's a little hard to believe. People do find partners and eventually get married, so everyone makes at least one new "friend" in adulthood, lol! Sorry, this was such a cute post.
Most people make friends through work I think. Especially in their twenties. Usually people start joking around during work and talking about stuff, then you start drinking together on the weekends, then you have friends. This is how I made friends. I'd imagine this is the same in most countries.
Most people make friends through work I think. Especially in their twenties. Usually people start joking around during work and talking about stuff, then you start drinking together on the weekends, then you have friends. This is how I made friends. I'd imagine this is the same in most countries.
In the US, a lot of people see the workplace as just that; a place to put in your 8 hours, and go home to enjoy other aspects of life. Most people don't fit well enough with the various personalities at work to find a match; they rarely have anything in common. I think the idea of the workplace as a source of surrogate "family" or friends was mainly a TV phenomenon, and only in a certain era. Real life just isn't like that for the vast majority of people. I can't imagine why I'd want to start spending time after work with the people I'm required to spend 8 hrs./day with. It would be like prolonging the workday, but without pay. When I'm done with work, I look forward to leaving that environment, and enjoying my leisure time. And, interestingly enough, no one in the offices where I've worked went drinking after work. Several people weren't into alcohol at all.
In the US, a lot of people see the workplace as just that; a place to put in your 8 hours, and go home to enjoy other aspects of life. Most people don't fit well enough with the various personalities at work to find a match; they rarely have anything in common. I think the idea of the workplace as a source of surrogate "family" or friends was mainly a TV phenomenon, and only in a certain era. Real life just isn't like that for the vast majority of people. I can't imagine why I'd want to start spending time after work with the people I'm required to spend 8 hrs./day with. It would be like prolonging the workday, but without pay. When I'm done with work, I look forward to leaving that environment, and enjoying my leisure time. And, interestingly enough, no one in the offices where I've worked went drinking after work. Several people weren't into alcohol at all.
I guess it depends maybe your agegroup, gender etc etc. I'm a man in my twenties, most of the collegues in the places I worked at have been men in their early twenties. So its pretty natural that you start talking about sports, films or whatever... Then you usually get included in the "gang" at work. Like I said, often young men with "weekend alcoholism syndrome" hehe... So then its just routine to get drunk on a regular basis with them.
Americans? Obsessed with "whiteness", "blonde hair, blue eyes" and "race". Any ugly girl can become "hot" in the US, as long as she bleaches her hair white blonde and get big fake ****.
Americans? Obsessed with "whiteness", "blonde hair, blue eyes" and "race". Any ugly girl can become "hot" in the US, as long as she bleaches her hair white blonde and get big fake ****.
Don't confuse this forum with reality. Aren't you talking mainly about one poster? That's not even on most Americans' radars.
The only way to answer this thread is by generalising, so here goes. I'd say most Brits welcome US visitors, and there are always plenty in London. I'd go as far as to say a majority of Brits feel much more in common with Americans than Europeans, so feel very much at home with them. However....
They are loud in general. The US is a loud country in every respect, as any dinner in a busy American restaurant will show. It's absolutely understandable that they default to "loud", even in environments where "quiet" is more appropriate.
I will mention one experience which left me sickened. We took the tour of Auschwitz/Birkenau a couple of years ago, and as anyone who has done it knows, it is by group, by language. There was a bunch of Americans on our group who acted like it was a theme park. It was permitted to take photos anywhere, but most of the group was far too distressed and upset to even consider it. The Americans were snapping away at absolutely every opportunity, and it wound everyone else up bigtime. Most were sobbing, the Americans were flashing. This is ONE occurrence with ONE bunch of people. I'm not saying it is typical, but maybe just a little example of where they can be rather insensitive to their environment.
They do over-tip ridiculously, even in the UK where we tip more than in the rest of Europe. But then they are used to a ridiculous amount of tipping. Think of Europeans in the US - it drives us CRAZY! In return they do expect a high level of service and are pretty demanding. This has always puzzled me, as I've had some of the lousiest service ever in the US.
They are instantly recognisable - old folk with loud trouser suits and trainers (sneakers). Younger types wear jeans and shirts slightly differently, and the hair just isn't quite right.
This is all stereotypical stuff. My partner has worked in frontline heritage tourist jobs in London for years and has all nationalities pretty well summed up. He never has a problem with Americans. It's badly behaved French kids and stroppy Italians who won't queue that drive him crazy.
What I absolutely dread is a thread entitled "What is other Europeans opinions of British Tourists?". Please, please do not start one. I cannot take a weekend budget airline flight anywhere a) Eastern Europe b) Warm/cheap these days as it's unbearable.
This is a tangent, but as an American I can say that I have a favorable view of British tourists. I recall meeting a few in San Francisco, and there was one in a tour group to Teotihuacan (near Mexico City).
I am an Eastern European living in America. I have traveled with a large group of Americans, Canadians, and Western Europeans and what I have noticed is that Americans are way more obnoxious in America and Carribean resorts than in Europe. They try really hard to not be the stereotype of an American traveler and are exceptionally polite.
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