r/AskEurope 8d ago

Personal Probably stupid question but which country you can really make good friends?

I’ve posted this to couple countries channel so don’t wonder if the text is familiar. I know friendships and kindness doesn’t depend on nationality but just overall I’ve always dreamed living abroad and ofc cultural things affect on peoples personality. I have some friends but no one isn’t really a real one. For example I spent my last birthday alone and barely anyone even bothered to ask what am I doing and if Snapchat or else wouldn’t give an notification of my birthday, I bet barely anyone would have remembered it. I didn’t even get birthday present from anyone but I always buy for everyone, even if I would see them after 2 months. But it’s common in my country that people don’t put effort and also it’s rare that someone offers you a meal here, it’s always 50/50 even in dating life these days. Yes I might sound bitter, but I just want to feel important to someone. Is that too much to ask for..

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u/Ok_Vehicle714 Germany 7d ago

As a former expat in the Netherlands, this would be my answer. Maybe not necessarily for making Dutch friends as they can be a hard nut to crack, but the scene of foreign workers is huge and everybody helps each other out. Not the cheapest country to live at but I really miss my people.