[Kay Effzee]

Looking to get some advice for my friend moving to LV soon. My friend is wondering how easy it is to meet people and make friends here. I am afraid I can't be much help, me and my sweetie are pretty self contained so...
My friend has a disability, she has lung disease which makes it hard for her to walk very long without stopping or very fast and she can be subject to coughing fits at times. What can I tell her about her ability to make friends given that she has her disability?

I'd very much appreciate any information you have that I can pass on.

[modhatter]

I have heard others on this board speak of the difficulty of meeting people and about their neighbors keeping to themselves and not be overly friendly. In the short time that I have lived here, I have not found that to be true. I can't imagine it would be any more of a problem for someone to make friends here than in any other state. Their handicap might limit the activities they can partake in with other people, but that is an issue that lies with the handicapped person, and has nothing to do with the residents of Nevada.

I would think that if the person you are speaking of makes an effort to get out, whether it be through work or joining some organizations that they can participate in, that making friends here will be no different here than anywhere else. If the person is a likable person and we clicked intellectually or even emotionally, I see no reason why I would not befriend them. I have some physical limitations myself as far as walking for any extended time, but do not think it impairs my ability to make friends in the least.

I think as far as making friends go, you either enjoy someones company or you don't. Friends between same sex people is similar in some respects as in non same sex relationships. You either click or you don't. When I like someone, I wouldn't care if they were in a wheel chair or ran marathons. I may be wrong, but I think most people would feel this way. The only handicap-phobia I have encountered in my lifetime has been towards the mentally ill. But that is a subject for a different time and place.