[chung518]

Originally Posted by lisahk05

Hanako,

Agreed with you totally!!

I have been in HK 20days only,moving down from BJ. Its even difficult to find a tennis partner in my estate, thought with a tempte to get one by joining beginner -tennis class here.

I have a few friends here, but they donot gether together often and hardly have parties - thats normally how I make new or true friends/So, little chance to make new. Maybe HK ppl are too busy and ....

You sound like very nice person - I used to have a Japanese flatmate when I was in London.

Shall we try to make friends from this mail?

Lisa

Lisa,

I am willing to be your tennis partner.

Jones
chung518@yahoo.com

[Odie]

now that you mention it...I miss life in London.
I'm not a tennis fan but I need people to go Karaoke and partying with XD

Any guys or gals interested?

odie_33@hotmail.com on MSN. ^_^

[flyhigh]

Heya

Hi.. my name is vee, would love to make some new friends in hk.. u know, to hang out, play some sports, maybe hiking, general life stuff,.

drop me a line on earthjourney@gmail.com

peace


v

[Highway]

Tell me abt it...I hv no idea how to make frds since I move back to Hong kong...

[Travie]

Hi I am a local HK-chinese, been in Sydney for 10 years and back to HK for nearly a year. It is just like a new start for me, and am struggling to make new friends.

[DWANUS]

Hey Hanako,

I moved HK June. I work evenings so its even harder for me to met friends for dinner etc. I have a couple close friends all from MSN! I would like to met more people and even in public but its considered a 'trap' if someone speaks 2 u in the MTR or somewhere...

Then last night when I finished work I met a wonderful girl who needed street directions. I think I have a real possibility of making friends because she invited me to a bar and even paid the meal. My favourite way to make friends is by chance (coincidence)! Thats why its harder to find 'real' friends in HK because there are not as many chance meetings just the bars and work which maybe more opportunitistic than chance.

Im 26 from NZ and loooking to make more friends in Asia's World City....

Dwanus

[Highway]

It's difficult to make friends here I just don't know where to start, and I don't think ppl that I met from work are my 'real friends'...they are just colleagues

[hanako]

Hi all,
I was surprised that my thread has been still working! I havent been checked this for a while...
Sometimes you are lucky, you can meet people by chance who are going to be your friends. Believe it or not, I met a friend on this site after I post this adverts, and we kinda 'hit it off'!! (Oh, I must say that I am straight, female from Japan) Now she is one of my best friends in HK. I feel so lucky.

Dwanus,
Yes, me too I have many friends who I contact on MSN with. I found friends on the net which I have never done in my country... but they became good friends of mine. Especially if we can contact through MSN or something, it makes easier.
Hong Kong is easy place to meet people, both boys and girls, for all purpose... but at the same time, Hong Kong is the place which people come and leave. I think we must remember this as as expats, but still there are many ways to enjoy with friends! Maybe we can be friends?

[JohanSWE]

i agree with most of the things people have said in this thread, specially what Jessica wrote about "friends" just meeting in bars and get juiced up.
And i do miss the things Baron describes, hangin out in a cafe with my friends over a cup of coffee talking..even though it might be nonsese also just like in the bar, but still there is a clear difference. But its more than that, i miss the doing stuff with the "guys", and yeah i have male friends here also but its just not the same. Different culture, different humor, different topics and so on. Example if i see something that reminds me of a movie i saw in the 80-90's its a sure bet 90% here will have no idea what movie im talking about so buildin a topic around that would normaly lead into something, but not here.
And few people here invite friends over for dinner/ movie/ games and simillar, obviously because the lack of space in most cases. And i rather shoot myself than sing K :P
Sports is a good way to get friends i think.. but being a snowboarder..well most people here havent even seen snow in real life so. Basicaly its hard to find enough commonground to build a fast solid friendship that doesnt just revolv around shopping, money, and the new mall that opend last week. One has to put more time to it.. and freetime in HK is about as common as water in the desert.

[muimui]

hi Lisa and Hanako,

I understand you both! I want to make ture friends too...

muimui