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I don't think that holds, the same happens with Erasmus students in europe (~40% don't make local friends). https://thepienews.com/news/erasmus-students-loca

by return0 10y ago

I don't think that holds, the same happens with Erasmus students in europe (~40% don't make local friends). https://thepienews.com/news/erasmus-students-local-friends-esn-survey/ https://thepienews.com/news/erasmus-students-local-friends-e... And they mostly DO know english and the local language (in fact that's a common reason to do it).

sellweek 10y ago
That may also be a result of how Erasmus programs are structured. At least here in Czech Republic, Erasmus students tend to take classes taught in English, not classes taken by local students, so they interact with many other exchange students but not with locals.
verinus 10y ago
I would think it is even more extreme with Erasmus students. My thoughts about this are: Erasmus students stay for a very limited time- 1 or two semesters and leave then. Forming real friendships take longer. I have only so much time to meet and catch up with friends. Taking away from that time to invest in short term relations is a problem. Erasmus student have other priorities than "natives". First is partying, second is partying and maybe third is university. From my experience regular students do not have the time to go out partying that much resulting in different peer groups.