I will be going on exchange soon. How to make friends with the

>>1159740
>>1159740
Make an effort, I guess.

Introduce yourself, ask what's going on, express an interest in joining in.

By exchange, I assume you mean an exchange student? If in doubt, ask the folks running the exchange program for tips and introductions.

>>1159740
Learn the language, and recognize that you are a foreigner. You will make people feel awkward at typical gatherings outside of being a conversation piece. You are an outsider intruding.

>>1159740
Depends on where you are going to, in particular, how many exchange students are going to that city.

I went to a smaller town in Russia - only 20 or so exchange students and thus the locals were very eager to meet. It was so easy to get to know them, hang out with them and get invited to their places.

Friends of mine went to the typical exchange cities like Barcelona, Paris, Stockholm - very hard to get out of the Erasmus group there.

>>1159740
Just socialize like you do back home

>>1160061

Don't listen to this imbecile.

Yes, you are a foreigner but if you make the effort to try and learn the local language and customs you will make friends. Some people will see you as a sideshow of sorts, others are genuinely interested in making a friend from another culture. 14 years since I went on exchange (11 months), I am still very good friends with a number of people I hung out with when in-country.

Remember to kee an open mind, it might be tough at first but stick to it, going on exchange was the best thing I ever did.

I go on exchange early January and i've learnt from people at the university I'll be attending that most places have a heap of events and what not for internationals.
Don't be worried if you're going to a country with an extreme culture change, there'll be plenty of others in the same boat as you so you won't always be "the foreign guy"

>>1160398
Not OP, but have you seen these guys irl again?

>>1160413

Absolutely. Went back 2 yrs after my exchange program (2002) since then many have come to visit me back home here in Australia, including my host "parents", I've gone travelling in New Zealand with some and most recently I went back to Holland to visit. I'll be there again next year to see them all again!