RELATIONSHIPS: FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES

Introduction

Friendliness: behavior characterized by smiling, chattiness, and warmth, demonstrating interest in another person Friendship: a relationship in which people know, like, and trust each other

FRIENDSHIP VS FRIENDLINESS

Transient: short-term, temporary Esteem: respect and admiration, typically for a person Intimate: very private, closely personal

Superficial: shallow; not profound or thorough Exorbitant: exceeding the bounds of a custom, a propriety or a reason, especially in an amount or extent; highly excessive

Relationships: Friends and Acquaintances Close childhood friend Best friend New friend Family friend Classmate Teammate Colleague / Co-worker Roommate / Housemate Girl friend / Boy friend Acquaintance

Everyone’s friend is no one’s friend. PROVERBS Everyone’s friend is no one’s friend. Italian Proverb

Cooked at one stirring makes friends too easily. Chinese Proverb

Friends are made in wine and proven in tears. German Proverb

When husband and wife agree, they will be able to dry up the oceans with buckets. Vietnamese Proverb

To those we love best, we say the least. Filipino Proverb

Jewish Proverb Roman Proverb

The Impressions of American Friendship: - have casual friendship with many people, but deeper and closer friendship with only a few - may be horribly superficial

The Expectation of a Close Friend Sympathy Same interests Good understanding

DIVERSITY IN PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS In relation to gender

Practical reason: Some people can live together because they feel they are compatible as roommates or housemates.

Marriage: Some married men and women consider themselves best friends as well as spouses. Remarriage has no stigma in the US.

THE SINGLES SCENE

How do singles meet each other ? Mutual friends Parties Work Religious groups Various dating services …

Cross- Cultural Expectations for Friendship value privacy and independence show interest and concern in a friend's serious problems discover whether they have shared values and interests need privacy to "work out" a problem know what to do for each other

Benefits of Cross-cultural Contact Help people break down isolation and stereotypes Have opportunities to practice language skills Have clues in deeply understanding the culture in which they live

Conclusion