>I think it's kind of a German thing. Nordic, Scandinavian, German, Austrian, Swiss, etc any culture where personal space is valued and talking to random stran

>I think it's kind of a German thing. Nordic, Scandinavian, German, Austrian, Swiss, etc any culture where personal space is valued and talking to random strangers/outsiders in public not the norm. >but in practice, you usually see people there in pre-formed groups. Because most people by the age of 25+, or whenever they graduate college/university already have their core social circle solidified and don't have the time, space and energy to seek or even let newcomers in. If you move into town after that age, you're gonna have un uphill battle to squeeze yourself into groups no matter how sociable you are or how good your bouldering skills are unless you run into other similar loners looking for friends, then you're in luck. It's just the way it is, it's not your fault and not other peoples' fault , hence why I dislike such broad stroke one size fits all advices like "just do bouldering bro" as that's missing a lot of the context and variables that relationships are built on. You should choose activities based on what you most enjoy to do, not based on which others tell you leads to make relationships.