| It's hard to find 'true friends' in an expat community simply because the lot recycles itself every few years. They come, they go, and that's it. Being an expat often implies that you are there for job-related reasons, and it can be assumed that your location of work is flexible. This means that your "true friend", at any time, may have to pack up and leave by the end of the month.
This doesn't make finding them any harder, though. In fact, it may make it easier in the sense that you see more people in the span of so many years because they keep changing. BUT, it's harder to keep them, and perhaps the lack of longetivity may deter one from even trying to be your true friend. Therefore, I am of the opinion that this is the sole reason why expats like to go to lkf and wanchai every weekend: because if you aren't really going to make any lasting relationships, why not just have fun then? |