Ok so Ive been in the Uk for about 4 weeks now, and to be honest, English folk intimidate teh hell out of me. It might be the culture difference or something im not entirely sure, but people here seem soo unapproachable. Which puts me in a pickle.

As you can imagine, moving half way round the world puts the People i Know list in turmoil, so I was wondering- how does one go about actually making friends in this place? Everyone seems to have their own groups of friends and once that circle closes, its the bird to the rest of the world. Is that accurate or just me?

So flirt sites like this one, do they help? sure you can find a few people to email or whatever, and thanks to the cornwall section being as dead as roadkill, the options for people near enough to visit are rather limited lol.

So how does one go about befriending UK residents? For a female im sure its alot easier im sure, but for a guy im not so convinced.

You thoughts?

I race pigeons; I know that if I moved to another location, I would join a club and have instant mates/friends.
Maybe get some interests, and join clubs.

Don’t know if you are a drinker? But you can join a social club, and so get to know people there.

I think Brits are maybe a bit suspicious and unapproachable nowadays. The governments policies and tactics don’t help...**be suspicious and report, the person next to you might be a terrorist or crook** etc

Unfortunately its not always easy nowadays and have to strike the right balance and not be over bearing.

Hello mate. Haha. Don’t worry, we’re not all nutters.

I can relate to the situation you’re in. I’m English (as my name would suggest) but have spent significant periods living overseas too. The best way to go about it is to get involved with a hobby of yours. Summer is coming up. Do you play Cricket? Football? Join a team and then socialising will come as part and parcel of the activity.


It’s always difficult moving abroad to begin with. I kept comparing things to how they were back home all the time, but you get used to it. I used to work in New York, which was great, but to begin with it was weird going out without any close friends. So I started watching my housemates band play a few gigs. Wasn’t really interested in their music, but it got me out the house, made some decent friends, asked a few girls out etc. etc. Now I’m back in the UK starting from scratch all over again. Might be a tad bit more difficult for you seeing as you’re all the way down in Devon though.

Flirtbox is great for meeting new people of both sexes. The forums are great for a bit of banter as you can probably tell. Good luck!

u need to move to spain to meet friendly british people or have a vast knowledge on wags and meteorology ..HA i joke
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Well Im from South Africa lol, which might be a disadvantage considering the recent plagues haha.

locals being like elderly? Cause the people from my "generation" seem awfully aggro.

might be joining a rubgy club in the near future though so hopefully that'll help.

I've been here 4 here already and the English still freak me out. Everything they do is different, South Africans are just awesome Roll on South African braai in July!!!!

It must be something special about Britain or British people. My friend who makes friends all other the world within seconds, complained he couldn't do it when he moved to London. Only a year later he said he felt better (maybe just got accustomed haha )

I think it's a good advice to find a place by interests. Say dancing always worked, at least in my country

I think I'm allergic to British girls... but that's another story.

Yes, this are very different in England, however I find the OTT niceties abroad a little superficial. Best to keep a stiff upper