Almost
everyone
has
friends
,
but
ideas
about
friendship
differ
from
a
person
to
person
.
For
some
,
a
friend
can
be
a
person
____________________
chats
with
you
on
the
internet
.
For
others
,
a
friend
is
someone
____________________
has
known
you
all
your
life
.
What
one
person
defines
as
a
friend
,
another
class
acquaintance
,
and
vice
versa
.
As
you
see
,
definitions
of
friend
can
vary
a
lot
within
a
single
culture
.
Imagine
the
differences
between
cultures
.
In
Russia
,
for
example
,
friendship
is
a
relationship
____________________
emphasizes
sharing
your
inermost
feelings
.
Friends
are
people
____________________
know
each
other
"
behind
the
soul
.
"
In
Mexico
,
it
is
a
lifelong
commitment
,
and
a
friend
is
someone
____________________
becomes
part
of
your
family
and
____________________
help
you
in
all
areas
of
your
life
.
Anthropologist
Margaret
Mead
compared
notions
of
friendship
in
some
Western
countries
.
She
says
:
"
For
the
French
,
friendship
is
a
one
-
to
-
one
relationship
____________________
demands
keen
awareness
of
the
other
person's
intellect
,
temperament
,
and
particular
interests
.
A
friend
is
someone
____________________
brings
out
your
own
best
qualities
.
"
For
French
friends
,
____________________
enjoy
arguing
about
intellectual
issues
,
disagreement
is
"
the
breath
of
life
.
"
However
,
Mead
notes
,
"
.
.
.
for
Germans
,
____________________
friendships
are
based
on
mutuality
of
feeling
,
deep
disagreement
on
any
subject
____________________
matters
to
both
is
.
.
.
a
tragedy
.
"
