BA expat predicament: my expat friends always leave

The Revolving Door of Expat Friends

The good, the bad and the ugly of the transience of the expat communities in global cities. 

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The revolving door of expat friends when you live abroad

Most of the participants in my case study of Americans living in Buenos Aires claimed to have more foreign friends than local ones, and in many cases, those friends are English-speaking or American friends. In this context, many commented on the “revolving door” of expat friends in Buenos Aires due to the typically temporary nature of American expatriation to Buenos Aires.

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