Comments on: 10 Ways To Find Other British Expats Near You

By: emmakaufmann

emmakaufmann — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 20:22:00 +0000

look for people with a deathly pallor or who burn easily….they are usually Brits or Irish!

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Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:24:10 +0000

[...] these sorts of interactions don’t evolve into cozy friendships, satisfy your Brit craving by joining expat groups.2. Big events back home RSVPing in the negative will make you feel sad. But, alas, missing weddings [...]

By: E.A. Bearden

E.A. Bearden — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:50:00 +0000

I’m not an expat, but one of my closest friends is a doctoral student from London. Boise’s population is about 3% that of London’s so you can imagine there’s a lot that she misses (like marmite, for some reason!). The advice on this blog is good, it just isn’t applicable to small cities! The closest consulate is about a 12-hour drive in good weather months. The closest Nordstrom’s is 6 hours!
So we recommend your closest college or university, even small private ones. Nearly every school has an international student office and/or an exchange program, and often the school’s events are the most culture available and so draw a varied audience. And the British students aren’t necessarily “kids.” I won’t say exactly how old she is, but my friend is a lot closer to 50 than 20!

By: Richard Sexton

Richard Sexton — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 19:58:00 +0000

check-in with your nearest British Consulate. Always useful to have a contact there and they will give you advice on networking groups. in NYC, for vibrant professional expats and friends there’s also ‘GEORGE’ http://www.stgeorgessociety.org/pdf/GEORGEPresentation.pdf