[clpm4j]

Join groups of interest, participate in those groups, and talk to the other people who are there. For example, I moved to a new city where I knew zero people. I'm into exercise, so I joined a crossfit gym, and I talked to the other people there. A handful of them became friends who subsequently invited me to do a triathlon with them. Then I joined a triathlon club, and I went to the weekly training sessions and spoke to the other people who were there. A handful of those people also became my friends. That initial interest (crossfit, triathlon) was enough to spark conversation, and then it's easy to find out what else we might have in common / see if our personalities gel, and then friendship blossoms.