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+ Show Spoiler +The Middle East has long had a reputation for being one of the world's perennial trouble spots. But for expatriates, the tiny Persian Gulf county Bahrain ranks as one of the most welcoming places to work.
That's the surprising result of a new survey of 3,100 expatriates conducted by HSBC Bank. Bahrain ranked first in one key measure of how easy it is for expatriates to set up a new life for their families. It received high marks from expats who like the country's easy access to modern health care, decent and affordable housing, and network of social groups that expatriates can join.
Canada, which ranked first in a similar survey last year, fell to second place on HSBC's integration score, which measures how easily foreigners and their families can settle into a new country. Australia, Thailand and Malaysia rounded out the top five. Foreign workers in these countries found it easy to make local friends and said they enjoyed a higher quality of life than in their native countries.
http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/30/worlds-friendliest-countries-lifestyle-travel-canada-bahrain-hsbc-chart.html
YEAH!! Bahrain <3!
Yeah 1500 posts!! Queen yo :3
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Making local friends not a specialty, it would seem.
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On December 11 2009 03:25 L wrote:
Making local friends not a specialty, it would seem.
I dunno really :/, making friends back there seems pretty damn easy imo! I am friends with lots of foreigners there =]!
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Heh that's pretty interesting, now I have to travel to Bahrain at least once >_<
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Hong Kong20321 Posts
hong kong above singapore
fuck yea
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Go Canada... damn right we're friendly
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United States is number 10??
wow
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Russia should be last, or close to it. Russians hate everyone, including Russians.
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Spain and USA ?
This is weird.
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i heard france is one of the least friendly. forgot where i read that but it was in an article or something.
everyone i know who vacationed there says that to =/
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Im surprised there aren't more European countries up there.
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If anyone wanna visit, visit in the summer! I will be there to show you around :D!
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On December 11 2009 03:59 eMbrace wrote:
i heard france is one of the least friendly. forgot where i read that but it was in an article or something.
everyone i know who vacationed there says that to =/
It's because of the damn Muslims and their stupid Minarets.
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On December 11 2009 04:09 fanatacist wrote:Show nested quote +On December 11 2009 03:59 eMbrace wrote:
i heard france is one of the least friendly. forgot where i read that but it was in an article or something.
everyone i know who vacationed there says that to =/ It's because of the damn Muslims and their stupid Minarets.
.. wtf..
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On December 11 2009 03:51 Ichigo1234551 wrote:
United States is number 10??
wow
Carried by things vaguely connected to friendliness if you look at it.
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Where's Belgium ? 
I'm a friendly guy, I'd be delighted to help tourists ^^ and I'm sure more people would.
Unless you go to Brussels...
Brussels' a bad place
The rest is cool ^^
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On December 11 2009 04:00 nitram wrote:
Im surprised there aren't more European countries up there.
Why? They're not exactly the friendliest of places, sadly.
I'm surprised that Malaysia is high up that list. I've always thought they have some pretty restrictive religious laws. It's nowhere near the same as most Middle East countries' laws but I thought it was restrictive all the same. I'm guessing the U.S. is there because they did not include how easy it is to get a visa or enter the country. Having lived here for almost a decade now, I think the rankings they showed are just about right.
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On December 11 2009 04:09 fanatacist wrote:Show nested quote +On December 11 2009 03:59 eMbrace wrote:
i heard france is one of the least friendly. forgot where i read that but it was in an article or something.
everyone i know who vacationed there says that to =/ It's because of the damn Muslims and their stupid Minarets.
*fanatacist moves to Switzerland*
hahaha the people in Canada are friendly, it's just the weather that most people don't agree with. #2 represent
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