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Asked by student19 to Mark, Kat, Jodie, Jamie on 24 Mar 2011 in Categories: General.
Question: •Would you prefer to have 5 acquaintances or 1 friend?
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Jamie Pringle answered on 23 Mar 2011:
Hello student19,
1 friend definitely. There’s times in your life that you really need a good mate, acquaintances are all very well, but when the chips are down, you need your best mate to help out.
I have a close friend whos life was going downhill fast after his mum died and he lost his job. He came to stay with me and my friends in our flat for a few years until his life got back on track (he’s now a secondary science teacher in Hastings!). it wasnt allways easy, but you have to hang in there with your friends.
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Mark Hill answered on 24 Mar 2011:
Hi student 19,
This is a really difficult one. When does an acquaintance become a friend, or vice versa. I will always go out of my way to make people welcome and to help people where I can. Is that friendship. My fellow scientists are acquaintances at the moment, but should any of them call on me to help with a case, or in any way, I would do my best to help. My nature is always to try and make people feel welcome and I expect that my fellow scientists would adopt a similar approach to each other. Although I have never met them before, they all seem really nice, pleasant people.
Mark.
I don’t think the boundaries are that clear. Sorry I cannot be more specific.
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Katherine Davies answered on 24 Mar 2011:
Hi
1 friend – everyone needs a soul mate and someone they can talk to about anything.
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