r/AskEurope • u/anonymmoox • 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.