Is it easy for you to make new friends?

China
January 24, 2009 3:38am CST
As the Chinese Spring Festival is coming very soon,Im kind of busy preparing to greet the new year.First, pls allow me to say HAPPY NEW YEAR to anyone who read my very post and also to those who havent.Wish all of you all the best.These days I didnt hang out with any of my friends, and didt meet any strange people.I didt make any new friends for a lone time.As I always like making new friends, i need to hear your thoughts.Is it easy for you to make new friends? What's the usual way of you to make new friends?I hold the view that friends online are not real friends coz we have not met yet.Also because if you are all the people's friend, then no one is your friend.So,pls tell me the ways of making new friends.Thanks!
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16 responses
@syankee525 (6261)
• United States
24 Jan 09
i can make friends with any at any place, any walks of life. from the rishes to the trashes people. i can talk to anyone and fit in about any place i go too
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• China
26 Jan 09
I think that can be called a gift!lol.
@angemac23 (2003)
• Canada
24 Jan 09
It is not easy for me to make friends at all. I used to have a lot of friends but they could not be trusted so I dont hang out with them anymore. Now I have only a couple of friends and can't meet knew ones because I have trouble trusting people and I can't find anyone who likes doing the same things I do.
• China
3 Feb 09
Sometimes I'd rather be alone, thus I can enjoy my own time fully.
@GemmaR (8517)
24 Jan 09
I find it relatively easy to make friends, as I am a very chatty person. I can always make new friends both online and offline :) I just to love to go up to people and chat to them and also ask them about their day. I guess I'm just a comminicator in general! It's all good :)
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@cmpunk55 (31)
• United States
24 Jan 09
i think it is easy for me to make friends.i'm not to picky about my friends i can be friends with just about any type of person.
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@leecas (7)
• China
24 Jan 09
Hello! Fellow citizen. In my oppinion making new friends shouldn't be a problem for a modern person. When you meet someone you really like, don't be shy, just share your joy, your daily life, your feeling and even your sorrows with him/her. Open your mind and abandon your defence. A friend is a senond self. We all need friend.
@nympha687 (940)
• United States
24 Jan 09
Happy Lunar New Year! People you often see could be your potential friends, for example, cafeteria servers, fellow library goers, frequent bus riders. It depends on you and if you are willing to make friends with them, I'm sure they are more than willing to befriend you. Guess what? When I was in China, apart from my students and fellow teachers, I made friends with my masseuse, pedicurist, hair washers, waitresses, market vendors and grocery attendants. They are the people I see and go to whenever I need some kind of service. Plus! I get a bonus, I get to practice Chines for free!
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• China
3 Feb 09
Im so glad that you enjoyed your stay in China.Welcome to China again!
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
24 Jan 09
Yes, it is not difficult for me to make friends, if I want to. It depends whether I want some new person to be my friend, if he/she fits into the bill, then I will go all out to make her/him my friends. I have confidence that I can charm the other person with my behaviour and some kind gestures.
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@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
25 Jan 09
First, it is good to meet friend's that you have something in common with. Like at school, church, or something like that. This way, you will always have something to talk about. It is very easy for me to make friend's. If I see a person in a place where we would have something in common, I have no problem going up to that person and introducing myself and starting a conversation. If they are receptive, fine, if not, I move on. Remember, "Nothing ventured, is nothing gained." If they don't accept your offer of friendship, don't take it personal. As far as online friend's, I believe that we are real friend's. First of all I have one online friend rule, they have to be professing Christ as their Savior. That is the one thing that we have to have in common. On Mylot, we share our daily lives and it has really been a good time for me in the last two years. I never knew, before Mylot, that people could become true friend's online, but now I know that it is certainly possible. My friend's have been there for me through a whole lot and I love them dearly.
• China
26 Jan 09
I read from the lines and know that you must be a very kind and friendly person.Its really great to share our thoughts and exchange our views.Yes, we're friends.
• Philippines
21 Nov 09
Hi there sweetyethot! I am not really that sociable but I do find ways to hang around with other people. I am the type of person who may not really have gazillion of friends but I am happy about my friends. I am more of the quality of friends than quantity of friends type of person. I usually meet other people through my friends. But I think it is an advantage that my profession has led me to meet a lot of good people.
• China
22 Nov 09
Working as a middle school teacher,I cant see any good chances for me to make new friends.How I wish I could meet many interesting people often.
@mikeysmom (2088)
• United States
24 Jan 09
i am generally a very friendly and warm person so it is easy for me to make friends. i am not feeling very social these days though and have alot going on so i do not feel the need to make new friends at this time because frankly i do not have the time and energy it takes to maintain and keep these relationships. i have a few people i keep in touch with and beyond that i just really have a full plate and my life is overwhelming most of the time so i cannot add to it.
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• China
24 Jan 09
firstly,happy new year.if you want to make a new friend,i think it is very easy.but you want make a good friend,it is not very easy.
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• China
24 Jan 09
I don't know exactly how you define "friends". However, I always think that the friendship comes easily maybe not true friendship. The great friendship depends definitly on believing in each other. What is easily got is just relationship. Um, this is just my view. However, it all depends. At last , HAPPY SPRING FESTIVAL, everyone.And enjoy you mylotting.
• India
24 Jan 09
Really online friends are not real friends.Because we have very very little to chance to meet them.If we want new friends we are always cool and behave gently and help others in our working place and colleges,schools and etc;
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• China
24 Jan 09
I like making friends whose merits i really appriciate.Interesting people make me happy,and i enjoy every minute with them.My suggestion is going out because that's the real world.Always staying at home is not a good idal.By the way, the theme of the discussion reminds of "friends" which is my best memory of the American TV show.
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@yxinxin (467)
• China
25 Jan 09
In fact it's not easy for me to make friends, but once friends are made, the friendship seems to last for ever. I treasure friendship.Happy spring festivel!
@veejay19 (3589)
• India
26 Jan 09
Happy New Year to you Sweety too. I have requested your friendship and i hope you will accept me as one.Now to get back to your discussion i have never had any problem making friends because i have an outgoing and friendly nature. Anybody who meets me instantly becomes friends with me and it is as though we have been friends for a long time. I have many friends but have not been able to keep in touch with all of them because life nowadays is so fast and furious that no one has the time to keep in touch. I don`t blame them as everyone is in the same boat.