Can there be strong friendship between 2 people from different racial backgroud?

India
October 26, 2010 1:44am CST
Friendship do came from heart. When two people have similarities in their thoughts and have a caring attitude between them then only friendship is possible. Does culture and background affects in friendship? I have seen many peoples from different racial background have a strong friendship. As per my thought in friendship this kind of things doesn't matters. Share me your thoughts, do you have any such friendship?
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
26 Oct 10
Hi Paul, Until you pass out the college and complete your education the world seems to be a wonderful place... It seems that friendship is the only thing that matters and friends are the real treasure. You do go beyond your limitations on many occasions just for the sake of Friendship. But then once you are out of the College and thrown into the real brutal world of reality, you become so much engaged in earning, making a livelihood, chasing your dreams, becoming more responsible and taking up new responsibilities, that finding time for once that was quite obvious, now seems difficult. The Society too plays a bad role here and you feel that if you are in the company of people who do not have a similar background or things similar to yours, you would be considered a moron in your peers today. So, it does matter to many that the friends they have come from a similar background. But that said, the world as some out of the blue people too (like me, I cannot deny taking and blowing my drums whenever I can, as they sort of boost me,lolsss) who go by their hearts and do not consider anything else as important. And I know that there are many more like me on this planet coz it is because of us that the world is a better place! Cheers, theSids.
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
26 Oct 10
And, yes, I missed typing in this - It is a pleasure to know that you are my type and we share some great things. Lets spread happiness and make the world better. Cheers, theSids.
@lxho99 (74)
• Malaysia
27 Oct 10
Yes. It is possible to have a strong friendship between 2 people from different racial background. Anyway, all depend on that both persons themselves. Although people have different status, culture, religion, but we need to learn how to respect to each other in all the things.
@cripfemme (7698)
• United States
27 Oct 10
Of course, most of my high school and college good friends were from a variety of backgrounds. We all got along. And are still buddies years later, especially because of Facebook, which has reconnected us.
@marguicha (220925)
• Chile
26 Oct 10
I don´t think there´s two different answers for your question. The only answer is YES. You see every day spouses from different races and cultures. Friendship is the same. People befriend people (human beings). When I like someone, I couldn´t care less if she/he is chequered like a chess board. Fortunatly in my country there have been a lot of immigrations along the years and there´s a great mixture of bloods. So the only ones who care about skin color are the stupid commercial in TV where they show thin blondes telling us to buy different products. Funny because most of us are brunettes and not very thin
• Philippines
27 Oct 10
Friendship knows no bounds. I, for one have friends from the States and we do get along extremely well despite the cultural differences. Friendship is a way of getting to know how other people live. It is a means of learning more about the world and interacting.
• Philippines
27 Oct 10
for me.,,background doesnt matter.,.friendship depends on how u go along.,.,help each other,share things and secrets,and loving the way they are.,.,coz in a friendship.,u must love every side of him/her.,.i have so many friends with difrent nationalities and difrent groups but its in the way u get along and play the evry day life.,a friends is the bigest trexur ul find in this world.,.
• United States
26 Oct 10
Yes, certainly. Here in the U.S.A., well, at least where I am from (California), people from all walks of life can talk to each other and form friendships with one another. My two best friends are Latino. One of my friends is half-German and half-Mexican, and the other is from Nicaragua. I am mostly White, with some African-American and Native American blood in me. I also know friends who have romantic relationships with people outside of their race and they have children with people outside of their race. To me, it's nothing new, it's common.
• United States
26 Oct 10
I do. One of my very best friends who understands me best is of another race. WE embrace our differences rather than majoring on them! We celebrate each other! We don't live very close but we are close at heart!
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
26 Oct 10
Race should not interfere with friendship. Just because two people have different racial background doesn't mean they can't be friends. i believe there can be a strong friendship between people of different races. After all, we are all people with the same kinds of feelings and needs in life.
@madteaparty (2748)
• Japan
26 Oct 10
Well, I have many friends from different races and who come from different languages, but we have a good relationship, and we don't look at each other like "a person from that race" but just as people It's perfectly possible, as we humans are all the same, and cant't be classifying everything as if we were all files inside a folder.
@hushi22 (4928)
26 Oct 10
i believe that people from different racial background can be friends or even more than that. i actually have many friends of different nationalities. they are all strong friendship.
• China
26 Oct 10
Yes , I think it can make good friends
@yna410 (429)
• Philippines
26 Oct 10
Friendship is a special bond between two people or more. Regardless of physical attributes, socioeconomic background, intellectual capacities, race or culture, people become friends because they chose to be. Just like a quote I've read long ago, "A friend is one who knows all about you and loves you just the same". It simply means, a friend accepts, a friend understands, a friend loves... Racial background or other differences should not be an issue whether or not a friendship will bloom. As long as there is respect and love, I'm sure people will get along well. Differences also make a relationship more exciting, people can learn more and discover great things with each other. Friendship is a continuous journey of getting to know a person more and becoming closer to him/her through the years. It's foundation is deeper than being black or white, American or Asian. It's important not to judge a person based on superficial factors like looks or race. It's great to have many friends who make life worth living. =)
• Finland
26 Oct 10
Hello. I believe that people of different backgrounds can successfully make strong friendship bonds with eachother. I and many others are a living proof of it! I used to live in Australia for 16 years. As you may already know, Australia is one of the most multiculturally diverse countries in the world. Fortunately, people over there have many friends from other races. Trust me, all you need is one person who has a tolerance of other cultures and isnt racist. Look on the bright side!
@shia88 (4571)
• Malaysia
26 Oct 10
Hi, I believe in order for friendship to stay forever, both friends have to trust each other and they must be open-minded. Although both of them are from different countries with different cultural,they still cna stick together and be friend, as long as they have the strong determination to be friend and they will have plenty of topic to talk about on every meet-up. For me, both me and my husband are from different countries but we are under same race,we do have our own thinking,but we just need to give and take in order for our relationship to stay forever.
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
26 Oct 10
I agree with you my friend. Racial background doesn't affect people's emotion at all. I met a man from another country two years ago and we developed a strong friendship with each other. Nothing romantic though, it was very platonic. After 6 months of enjoying each other's company, he had to go back to his home country and we communicated through phones and emails. We call each other soulmates although we knew we could never be romantically involved. We are still very good friends until now.
• India
26 Oct 10
I also have the same thoughts that you have. Friendship is different and there is nothing to do with the races. A friendship should actually grow beyond it.