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Express yourself!
Every week we ask you a different question. Hear what people in London say, then join the conversation!
快来加入我们的讨论！
每周一个话题，听听伦敦人怎么说。你的看法又是什么呢？
Who is your best friend?
谁是你最好的朋友？
This is what some people in London told us about friendship 友谊:
A best frriend is usually someone you can have a laugh with
A best friend can be a man or woman. They might be funny 幽默, they're usually fun 好玩 and always nice 友好。
They're there when you need them 你需要帮助时他们都会出现, you can rely on them 依靠他们 and trust 信任them.
And most of all, a best friend is someone who puts up with 能够忍受 you.
Did you know...?
- Fact
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A survey by the State University of New York and Russia's Moscow State University for the Humanities shows that Americans consider friendship as a key part of romantic love, while Russians and Lithuanians rarely mention it.
- Language tip
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The idiom 'fair-weather friend' is an informal way of referring to someone who is your friend only when things are pleasant or going well for you.
- Cultural tip
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In Japan people bow when greeting each other. When greeting a close friend the bow is less pronounced and it might look like a brief nod of the head.
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