My experience meeting new people in Warsaw

Hello/Cześć/greetings again everyone. A while back, I dropped a post (https://www.reddit.com/r/poland/s/8TKheaNtGF) about struggling to make deep friendships here as an introverted guy. Ngl, reading through all the comments, the biggest thing I realized is that I am definitely not alone. Turns out a ton of foreigners, and honestly a good chunk of Polish people right here in Warsaw, are struggling with the exact same thing.

But anyway, I actually ended up touching some grass and met up with quite a few people. From what I noticed, there are basically two sets of Polish people when it comes to socializing. The ones who’ve lived abroad for a bit are way more approachable right off the bat and totally skip that initial icy phase. I also found that, at least for me, keeping a natural convo going with women is generally a bit easier when you’re first breaking the ice. Also, for whatever reason, I ended up connecting a lot with psych and language studies students. It just felt way easier to skip the boring surface-level small talk and actually dive into deeper topics with them.

Another cool thing I noticed is that hanging out with zero plans actually turned out to be the best way to do it. We’d just meet up with no itinerary, and things would just naturally fall into place by the end of the day. Kept things super low-pressure and way more engaging.

Later down the line, I’m thinking of putting together a small group. And I mean very small. None of that FB group bś with thousands of members where literally nobody meets up. Just a chill, tight-knit crew.

Hmu if you are also looking for a good friend. DMs are open as usual.
(Added a random pic again to appease the visual attention seekers among us.)