How easy is it to Make Friends?

Hey Matt,

Saarland is quite small, and although good for living the quiet life nowhere near anything interesting. Think of the country in England, maybe a bit more metropolitan but you need to drive 2 hours to get anywhere it seems.

We're on the border with France, but travel to and from is expensive, so the low cost of living is counterbalanced by the high cost of transport (at 142 euros to Paris and back it seems a bit steep, espeically coming from Australia where you could fly across the country for much less).

The people are pretty friendly, but you need invites to get you started. Its not really easy to just pop out and meet people at the local, and although most people here speak some English you'll need also a decent command of German. But there are sporting teams and such that you can get going with.

The week is pretty quiet and the weekends are busy late on Saturday but everything closes on Sundays.

Home delivery isn't an option for groceries, but you can order everything online and just go and pick it up from the store without having to go through and select things yourself. Globus and Real should offer this, and Aldi and Edecka aren't that big anyway so you'd be find hanging out there.

Whatever you're buying online shouldn't be a big deal, as you'll be able to have it sent here. Duh. Transport of goods in and out of here isn't a problem.

Anymore questions about Saarland, give me a shout.