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How to find English-speaking immigrant friends in a non-English-speaking country? (lemmygrad.ml)
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I'm a serial immigrant with immigrant ancestry, and I just don't have the ability to bond with people who live in the city which they were born in the same way other people with immigration backgrounds get me. Due to the housing crisis, I moved to a country where English isn't the language and the immigrants here largely only speak their native language and the local language. I miss my life before I was forced to move, I miss my friends, but I see no way to go back as the pay there is super low and the rental units are scarce and vastly overpriced, so I'd like to try to maintain my sanity by making life for myself here.

Any tips on how to find English speaking immigrants open to forming a new friendship? I honestly have no clue. :c

  • This isn't about online friends, I need in person contact.
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

You can usually find English movie showings. Either in proper theaters, or sometimes in public centers, game cafes, etc. You can look those up on ig/fb/local boards. From my experience people there are pretty open to socializing. Smaller shows for international bands can also work. And just stuff that's not too reliant on language in the first place - gym, sport activities/events, food festivals.

If you are experiencing alienation that strongly, there are definitely other people who are in the same boat and are looking for new connections.