Apparently this is how they measured friendlieness
To rank countries, HSBC surveyed 4,127 expatriates in more than 100 countries between April and June 2010. Countries needed to have at least 30 respondents to be included in the rankings, so only 25 countries are ranked.
People rated their host countries on everything from economics to raising children and overall experience.
Then, to determine which places were the friendliest, Forbes looked at the results in four categories: ability to befriend locals, success in learning the local language, capacity for integrating into the community, and ease of fitting into the new culture.
Not sure I buy the methodology if they are just asking expats. I think Qatar is WAY friendlier than KSA for women.
Apparently this is how they measured friendlieness
To rank countries, HSBC surveyed 4,127 expatriates in more than 100 countries between April and June 2010. Countries needed to have at least 30 respondents to be included in the rankings, so only 25 countries are ranked.
People rated their host countries on everything from economics to raising children and overall experience.
Then, to determine which places were the friendliest, Forbes looked at the results in four categories: ability to befriend locals, success in learning the local language, capacity for integrating into the community, and ease of fitting into the new culture.
Not sure I buy the methodology if they are just asking expats. I think Qatar is WAY friendlier than KSA for women.