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Discussion Topic - Friends
Part 1: Introduction & Interview
1. Do you have many friends? [Why/why not?]
Answer: No, I don’t have many friends mainly because I have to spend a lot of time in order to keep in touch with all of them. However, I wouldn’t really mind spending my time to maintain a good friendship with them if they wouldn’t complain so much about their lives and being negative. Thus I have a small number of very good friends whom I really care about.
2. How often do you see or meet your friends? [Why/why not?]
Answer: I try to meet my friends (and I have only a few of them) at least once a week, which may not seem much, but that seems to be enough for me to keep each other updated about our lives by talking about the issues that are affecting our lives on a daily basis. With the passage of time, we have got busy and can't meet each other every day or even every other day despite the fact that we really enjoy spending time together.
3. Is there anything special about your friends?
Answer: I am not sure what “special” really means in this context, but all of my friends are pretty “special” to me because we all take care of us each other in whichever “capacity” it is possible. But, if you are asking to name any particular “skill” or “quality”, I would say that one of my friends has great “cycling” skill while another one is a “champion” of inter-city “chess” playing tournament.
4. Are your friends mostly your age or different ages? [Why?]
Answer: My friends are mostly of the same age group even though I wouldn’t mind having friends from a different age category as well. However, I choose to stick with friends of my age mainly because it becomes rather easy to relate with each other as we all tend to talk, behave and think pretty much the same way.
5. What you did with your friends last time you met them?
Answer: It rarely happens that all of our friends are managing to meet and get together at the same time and at the same spot because of our busy life schedule, but when it does happen, we try to make the best use of the occasion. So, the last time when we all got together, we went to one of our favourite restaurant in our home town to enjoy a great meal.