FewAmericansstayinoneaplaceforalifetime.Wemovefromthecitytothesuburbs(郊区),fromhighschooltocollegeinadifferentstate,fromajobinoneareatoabetterjobelsewhere,fromthehomewhereweraiseourchildrentothehomewhereweplantoliveinretirement.Witheachmoveweareforevermakingnewfriends,whobecomepartofournewlife.
Formanyofusthesummerisaspecialtimeforformingnewfriendships.Today,millionsofAmericansgoonvacationabroad,andwegonotonlytoseenewsightsbutalso-inthoseplaceswherewedon'tfeeltoostrange-withthehopeofmeetingnewpeople.Noonereallyexpectsavacationtriptoproduceaclosefriend,butthebeginningofafriendshipispossible.Surelyineverycountrypeoplevaluefriendship.
Theword"friend"toAmericanpeoplecanbeappliedtoawiderangeofrelationships-tosomeoneonehasknownforafewweeksinanewplace,toaclosebusinesscompanion,toachildhoodplaymate,toamanorawoman,ortoatrustedcolleague.TherearerealdifferencesamongtheserelationsforAmericans-afriendshipmaybeshallow,casual,situationalordeepandlasting.ButtoaEuropean,whoseesonlyoursurfacebehavior,thedifferencesarenotclear.
AsEuropeansseeit,allkindsof"friends"flowinandoutofAmericans'homeswithlittleceremony.Theymaybeparentsofthechildren'sfriends,houseguestsofneighbors,membersofacommittee,businessassociatesfromanothertownorevenanothercountry.ComingasaguestintoanAmericanhome,theEuropeanvisitorfindsnoobviouslandmarks.Theatmosphereisrelaxed.Mostpeople,oldandyoung,arecalledbyfirstnames.Americans‘characteristicopennesstodifferentstylesofrelationshipmakesitpossibleforustofindnewfriendsabroadwithwhomwefeelathome.
TitleAmericanFriendship
ChancesforAmericans
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"friend"☆Americanpeopleuse"friend"(80)___fordifferentrelation-
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