Articles on Friends | Topics: friends, friend, friendly, friendship
by Tammy Morin
One thing I enjoy about moving to new areas is meeting new people. Especially in the urban, city areas. The variety of personalities you encounter seems endless. This is what's great about the world. I love the diversity of cultures and towns. Not that meeting new friends is always a breeze. It can prove difficult depending on where you move to. For example, I encountered a girl in Portland, Oregon. She had just transferred into my University. I noticed her sitting beside me one day in the student center and decided to strike up a conversation. In no time flat, I knew a great deal about this girl. For one, she was very devoted to her religion, and two, she was a Republican. Now, if you've ever been to Portland, Oregon, you might have noticed that there are not a whole lot of religious Republicans. These folks you more commonly encounter in the Bible-belt or Midwest. She explained to me how difficult it was making friends there, because most of the locals were liberal as ever. To sum it up, she typically ended up arguing with people there. On the other hand, she met me, and we became good friends. Call me the diamond in the rough.
Computers, laptops, notebooks, PCs, Macs, whatever you wish to call them. These have become quite the gateway to meeting new friends. Don't believe me? Just hop on Myspace.com and get enlightened. This is one cyberspace location that offers you connections to millions of random people. Chances are you will encounter some you like and some you dislike. Either way, it's a new-age way to meeting new friends. I can't lie; I find it completely bizarre that so many strangers get on this website and frolic carelessly, chatting and relating to complete strangers, never knowing for certain if they're meeting a friend or a foe. Regardless, the process will go on and on. It will probably only cease when Internet access does the same.
| Bit of History |
Where there’s more of singing and less of sighing,
Where there’s more of giving and less of buying,
And a man makes friends without half trying
That’s where the West begins.
| —Arthur Chapman (1873–1935) |
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The process of meeting new friends doesn't have to end with the locals anymore. So what if you haven't made connections with your neighbors, hung out with co-workers, or found friends in the local bars. Maybe it's time for other routes to meeting new friends. Give Myspace.com and Hi5.com a shot sometime. You may actually enjoy it and meet someone cool.
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