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Is it easy to make friends with locals here? Are there any prejudices or any ethnic groups who might feel uncomfortable here?
Locals are very friendly, but it can be complicated to make local friends if you work at the US mission. Nepali social relationships can be transactional, and thus local friends may start looking for favors you cannot or should not give. For that reason, we have largely avoided making friends outside of the embassy community. - Jun 2024
I think it is easy to make friends especially if you can clearly communicate. Nepalis are very friendly. There is a caste system here so racism and prejudices exist. - Aug 2022
It's fairly easy to make friends with locals if you really try. Everyone wants something it seems, (money, visas, etc...) so that really is wearing me down. If you are a black or white American you will get starred at a lot! Nepali's are very friendly. - Aug 2019
