How to make friends in Uruguay
#1 2008-11-20 09:08:06
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How to make friends in Uruguay
We have been talking about loneliness when you are abroad, let's now talk about how to make friends (locals and other expats) when you're living in Uruguay 
Which are your best tips to meet people and to make friends in Uruguay??
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#2 2009-06-19 16:22:14
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Re: How to make friends in Uruguay
expat blog wrote:
We have been talking about loneliness when you are abroad, let's now talk about how to make friends (locals and other expats) when you're living in Uruguay
Which are your best tips to meet people and to make friends in Uruguay??
Thanks in advance for your participation
Hola,
Its very hard to make friends in Uruguay. I've been in Montevideo for 3 years and have met many people; expats and locals. There are a few expat groups that one could join. Some are for a fee and some are 'free'.
These groups cater to the more mature group; 50's and up. Its really not meant for young expats.
Smoking and drinking are big social things to do for young people,. But I'm just not into whiskey so I can't really relate.
So for the most part I have local friends. We talk when I see them. When I have a party I invite locals and a bit of expats. My other half gets invites for golfing and futbol games all the time. The women that are close to my age have kids, so I can't really relate so much.
I have a friend that is married to a local, but she is Cuban. So we get along really well. She's my trainer, so we talk all the time at the gym.
That's about it.
Ciao,
O
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#3 2009-08-10 17:13:10
- puntadelesteexpats
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Re: How to make friends in Uruguay
I guess it depends where you are in Uruguay.
Montevideo is really hard to break in if you intend to have local friends. Montevideans are just not interested, and those who are probably have lived overseas. The reason for the lack of interest is that although it is a sizeable city, the social customs are very provincial, with most people socializing with the same friends they made in elementary school or high-school, plus a couple added during the university years.
In the interior, from expats living in Colonia, for example, I have heard it´s much easier and people tend to be absorbed more readily into the local social life.
On the other hand, in Punta del Este it´s much easier to become assimilated and to have a choice of locals and foreigners to socialize with. Everyone in Punta del Este is from somewhere else, including most Uruguayans (who are a minority anyway), so the system is in place for fast integration of newcomers, wherever they may be from. BBQs and dinner parties galore, plus expat meetings and all kinds of activities, from free percussion lessons at the Centro Cultural, to golf or tennis at private clubs, help newcomers establish connections pretty fast.
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#4 2009-11-23 16:45:19
- irishelaine
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Re: How to make friends in Uruguay
You really are the ambassador for Punta del Este!! 
There are plenty of expats in Montevideo from all over the world, and they meet every Sunday for lunch in Pocitos. If you want to get involved just check out this website for details. Its open to all and it happens every Sunday without fail...
meetings.totaluruguay.com/montevideo/expats.html
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