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Thailand rates highly in expat survey
- Published: 25/11/2010 at 05:45 AM
- Newspaper section: Horizons
Thailand's friendly factor figures highly among expatriates planning to relocate to other countries, according to the Expat Explorer 2010 online survey sponsored by HSBC Bank International.
Friendly attitude of the people towards foreigners is lauded by the expatriate community.
Conducted by a third-party research firm between April and June, the survey of 4,127 expats from more than 100 countries found that the five countries where it was easiest to make friends with the local people are Bermuda, Bahrain, Thailand, South Africa and Hong Kong, while Europe was the hardest region to make friends: Holland led the list followed by Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland and Belgium.
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About the author
- Writer: Karnjana Karnjanatawe
- Position: Reporter
