WORLD FRIENDSHIP DAY IS HELD EVERY YEAR ON JULY 30TH. BUT WHAT DOES FRIENDSHIP REALLY MEAN TODAY?
On July 30, we celebrate World Friendship Day. What
does friendship represent today in Japan ? In Germany ? In France ? The Mercure
hotel chain and the TNS Sofres research
institute are interested in the concept of friendship around the
world. The answer in numbers.
7% of French people do not have close friends
Friendship is a feeling of affection that causes attachment
and sympathy to someone outside the family. But over the years, the notion
of friendship has evolved and changed. According to the study of the
institute of studies, a close friend, it is:
- For 83% of the people in the world, it is above all someone on whom one can count .
- For 65% of respondents, it is a person with whom one can be oneself without fear of being judged.
- For 56% of us, a friend is especially someone who shares the same values and opinions.
- For 83% of the people in the world, it is above all someone on whom one can count .
- For 65% of respondents, it is a person with whom one can be oneself without fear of being judged.
- For 56% of us, a friend is especially someone who shares the same values and opinions.
The concept of friendship is not unique to evolve, the group
of friends also restricts itself with time. In France or in the rest of
the world, circles of friends usually have no more than 4 members. 7% of
French people even say they do not actually have close friends, compared to 16%
in Japan.
Friendship 2.0: 72% of Chinese have virtual friends
In our time, it's easy to have a friend who lives in Brazil while
living in Caen . Communication on Facebook or Twitter facilitates
friendships remotely. Another result of the study: many of us think that
social networks have advantages in terms of friendship:
- 61% of respondents found friends from childhood through social networks.
- We are 40% to use Facebook or Twitter to wish birthdays send a word of congratulations to his friends.
Social networks not only allow us to maintain
our friendships, they also serve us to create friendships. In China, 72% of
Internet users have virtual friends. And they are not alone:- 61% of respondents found friends from childhood through social networks.
- We are 40% to use Facebook or Twitter to wish birthdays send a word of congratulations to his friends.
- 67% of Brazilians have virtual friends on social networks.
- 28% of Dutch people practice virtual friendship.
- 26% of French people also have friends 2.0.
Friendship Day 2019 Quotes
"A friend is like a melon. You have to try several before finding a good one." ( Alfred de Musset)
"Relations without friendship, friendship without power, power without will, will without action, action without profit, profit without virtue, are not worth a penny." (Benjamin Franklin)
"Love knows how best to offer, friendship knows how to give." (Anne Barratin)
Friendship Day Quotes for Friends
"One can not go far in friendship, if one is not willing to forgive each other the little flaws". (Jean de La BruyèreJean de La Bruyère)"Friendship is more immutable than love because it demands nothing in return. A lost friend can not replace himself because it is impossible to give himself totally twice in his life." (Anne BernardAnne Bernard)
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