forced friendships

[AndrewBueNY]

not-so-fancy-nancy- you need to stop inhaling nail polish remover fumes. she wasn't dissing on you specifically, and yes, we're all so impressed that you whipped out david lynch you faux-pretentious hating wannabe

 

[little arnold]

jennie - you sound cool. i'm 25f, australian, and arriving on the 3rd may for 6 months. email me, we can go see a snobby foreign film and chain smoke on my balcony [email protected]

 

[Celia]

([email protected]). quote]

Is this for real?

 

[cujodu]

I moved here after 6 years in Los Angeles, but grew up in a small mid-western town. I can say the people here are very similar to those in Los Angeles, in fact life is very similar... people are preoccupied with their own lives, busy, not-interested in making time for new people. I've been here two years, I came to be with my partner. Most of my attempts to reach out to locals or expats have met with brick walls. I admit I will NOT make random trips to Palermo, where everyone seems to be (not that I know for sure or that I'm 'stalking' anyone as one of our fellow members suggested yesterday, but then removed his post). There are a lot of people who only look at the value of friendship from the point of view of what's in it for them. (Yes, worldwide, but especially here (an in SoCal).) I tend to be more of a giver than a taker in relationships in general.

 

[Mitch]

Your ¨not typical?¨ Your commentary strikes me as absolutley typical of what I found in the US and why I live here. Your whinny, simplistic, and if not arrogant lacking in humility.

I am not saying this to be harsh, I am advising you to study the native women, you will learn alot.

Of course if you are super hot, I can recant all this for salesmanship purposes given the opportunity and tell you how great you are. I have been learning from the Argentines.

 

[Davidglen77]

Alot of what happens in terms of relationships with casual friends has to do with where you live. When I first moved to Argentina, I lived in Microcentro, not a place to make friends at all, I then moved to Barrio Norte, which was somewhat more friendly but became more and more transient as time went on. Last year when I moved to Villa Urquiza I found really nice people and awesome neighbors who will do anything for you I feel like I am back with my old time neighbors when I was a kid!!

 

[cujodu]

Last year when I moved to Villa Urquiza I found really nice people and awesome neighbors who will do anything for you I feel like I am back with my old time neighbors when I was a kid!!

I'm wondering where did you grow up Davidglen77?

 

[Davidglen77]

I am originally from New York City, having lived on the Upper West Side, The Bronx and Westchester County. Moved to Buenos Aires in 2007.

 

[Napoleon]

So the other night in bed, Jennie and I were taking a break, I was eating a sandwich and she was smoking of course, but I asked her to blow it towards the window...

Anyway, she turned to me and said "You know, I don't think you're someone I'm going to be longterm friends with." And I thought for a second and replied "Meh, I'm ok with that."

 

[cujodu]

I am originally from New York City, having lived on the Upper West Side, The Bronx and Westchester County. Moved to Buenos Aires in 2007.

I only asked because I grew up in a town of less than 5,000 people in rural Missouri, so I figured we had different perspectives. This ain't rural Missouri! haha