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In some cultures friendship means a strong life-long bond between two people. In these cultures friendships develop slowly, since they are built to last. American society is one of rapid change. Studies show that one out of five American families moves every year. American friendships develop quickly, and they may change just as quickly.

People from the United States may at first seem friendly. Americans often chat easily with strangers. They exchange information about their families, hobbies and work. They may smile warmly and say Have a nice day or See you later. Schoolmates may say, Let's get together sometime. But American friendliness is not always an offer of true friendship. Americans use the word friend in a very general way. They may call both casual acquaintances and close companies friends. Americans have school friends, work friends, sports friends and neighborhood friends. These friendships are based on common interest. When the shared activity ends, the friendship may fade.

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在有些文化中，友誼意味著兩個(gè)人之間的一種牢固的終身關(guān)系。在這些文化中，友誼發(fā)展很慢，因?yàn)樗麄兊挠颜x是為了持久而培養(yǎng)起來的。美國社會(huì)是一個(gè)急速變化的社會(huì)。有研究表明，美國家庭中，每年有五分之一的家庭要搬家。美國人的友誼來得快，可能去得也快。

美國人可能乍一看顯得很友好，他們往往能輕易地與陌生人聊天，談家庭、興趣愛好和工作情況。他們可能熱情地微笑說祝你過得愉快或是一會(huì)兒見。同學(xué)也許會(huì)說我們什么時(shí)候再聚一聚吧。但是美國人的友好并不一定是想和你建立真正的友誼。美國人的朋友一詞用得非常廣泛，不論是點(diǎn)頭之交還是親密無間都叫朋友。美國人的朋友包括同學(xué)、同事、運(yùn)動(dòng)場上的朋友和街坊鄰居。所有這些友誼都是以共同興趣為基礎(chǔ)，一旦共同從事的活動(dòng)結(jié)束，友誼也就可能隨之消失。