Hi,
I have enjoyed reading this thread as have been wondering the same thing. We have only been here 5 months so early days and I am the type of person who can just get on with life. Happy with my UK friends and haven't made a huge effort to make friends here yet. But have been a little surprised as my daughter 12 is finding it hard, she has some girls she "hangs out" with at school but says they don't seem interested in her or even each other really. There have been no invites over. She has invited 2 over here. My son, 10 says he has loads of friends at school but as they all bus to and from school you never see the parents so impossible to organise get togethers. There is no after school sport, or any type of clubs offered where they could get together with like minded kids......any sport etc is done through a club/organization which can be hard to get them to when working! Daughter feeling lonely and wants to go back to UK! Hoping with more time things will feel better for her!
Only time will tell I guess.