> First they'll always have to be your colleagues Not after you or they left the job. > second they're probably the same kind of people as you The diversity

> First they'll always have to be your colleagues Not after you or they left the job. > second they're probably the same kind of people as you The diversity is huge already within departments and limitless across. > Completely agree with that. And as I said in another comment, looking for friends is kind of looking for a girlfriend. Actually ... it's not at all like that. At least my dating behaviour is for good reasons very different from dealing with guys. >> Couchsurfing > That's actually a good idea, they regularly meet up. I have plenty of CS experience and from what I can say - you meet plenty of awesome people through CS - but the relationship-dynamics are exceptionally casual and noncommittal. >> There's a much higher chance of liking a friend-of-a-friend rather than a random stranger. > Same for dating Actually - even though this statement seems plausible - I highly doubt it is correct in practice and it isn't as far as I am concerned. It seems rather that people tend to trust more easily and deal more openly with friends of friends. > If you meet a person and she's not the right one, don't discard her, To think of "discarding" in that context is stupid in the first place. You can and should discard aholes - anybody else it's just a very dynamic process of distance and closeness which comes to a natural halt at some point. > The idea can be generalized as: people are not always the perfect fit, but you can still hang out with them and meet some cool people in the process. Fairly egocentric way of dealing with people - I suppose it's possible to enjoy time with people for what they are without aiming at capitalizing on their relations.