Do you Facebook?

[Sarastro]

Too bad that in most cases you can't browse profiles & pics without first becoming friends.

Do you want to browse profiles & pics of the people you don't know? It's called voyeurism.

[ezodisy]

Do you want to browse profiles & pics of the people you don't know? It's called voyeurism.

yeah I know what it's called and I enjoy it. Don't be ashamed of your bent, Sarastro.

But to try to befriend a person who knows nothing about us... that strikes me as very odd.

Ever heard of making new friends?

[Sarastro]

Ever heard of making new friends?

It depends. If you make friends with Jong from Indonesia whom you will most likely never see in person in your life is quite different than making friends with Joe from the next door.
When I was on the Russian facebook (by the way I found how to delete the profile , certainly, I'll check in a month if it has been deleted permanently. Maybe there is such a function on facebook as well), I had friend requests from people I never knew, and I found it odd, too. I prefer making new friends in person, or at least the ones that are close, and there is an opportunity of constant meetings. Otherwise it's not "a friend", it's just simply an acquaintance. Maybe you meant this? At least I don't call all the people I know well "friends". A friend is something more...

[Sarastro]

Besides, I never liked this phrase "to make friends", as if friends were something to make.

[ezodisy]

Otherwise it's not "a friend", it's just simply an acquaintance. Maybe you meant this?

maybe I did. Maybe you're going to start to teach English to the English? I'm sure you'd make many friends that way. Like the phrase or not that is how it goes, unless you want to say it in Russian, of course.

[Sarastro]

Maybe you're going to start to teach English to the English?

No, I just said that "a friend" for me means something more than just an acquaintance. Or maybe our concepts of friendship are different. My stepfather's friend took a flight to LA immediately after he learned the stepfather had had a heart attack. This is real friendship. Or maybe I do not quite understand the concept of the word "friend" in English. Maybe it is a cute word to apply to anyone you know. But then how is such friendship I have described is called?

Besides, I was not going to teach you English, I just expressed my point of view on such online "friends" and how I found it appropriate to call them.

[ezodisy]

No, I just said that "a friend" for me means something more than just an acquaintance.

No, it is the same for everyone who speaks English.

Or maybe our concepts of friendship are different. My stepfather's friend took a flight to LA immediately after he learned the stepfather had had a heart attack. This is real friendship. Or maybe I do not quite understand the concept of the word "friend" in English. Maybe it is a cute word to apply to anyone you know. But then how is such friendship I have described is called?

It is just an expression, to make friends or something similar. I have made a few good ones from online experiences so I don't hesitate in using it. Your distinction is correct, of course, it's just there's no need to be pedantic  0:)

[Sarastro]

No, it is the same for everyone who speaks English.

I didn't mean the language. It's the same in Russian and Italian as well: "a friend," and many people in these languages call their acquaintances friends, but I just don't understand it. Rarely have I heard "an acquaintance." Let me be pedantic. Or maybe "accurate in word choice". 0:) 

[ezodisy]

I didn't mean the language. It's the same in Russian and Italian as well: "a friend," and many people in these languages call their acquaintances friends, but I just don't understand it. Rarely have I heard "an acquaintance." Let me be pedantic. Or maybe "accurate in word choice". 0:) 

In England the distinction is made, often anyway. I know it might not be as common in the states, particularly for young people. When people who ignore the distinction want to stress what you're talking about, they usually say "true friend" or something similar.

[donaldopato]

I am a recent convert to Facebook and got reacquainted with a long lost friend. I think it is great.

As for musicians, I am friends with sopranos Christine Brewer and Joyce Di Donato, but I have actually met them so that is a bit different. I see through their friend lists many prominent musicians but I don't think I will be adding them as friends.

I am Don Clark Kansas City MO on Facebook if anyone cares. Hell, I need all the friends I can get! 

[Sarastro]

When people who ignore the distinction want to stress what you're talking about, they usually say "true friend" or something similar.

Thanks, that's what I needed. Now, that makes more sense.

[greg]

I had friend requests from people I never knew, and I found it odd, too. I prefer making new friends in person, or at least the ones that are close, and there is an opportunity of constant meetings.

I've gotten a couple, too, from myspace- stuff you'd never expect. A trio of French guys came first. I talked to one or two, but never the third. I even let one listen to some of my music.

Then, later, maybe a year ago, two different girls from my area- no, not spam, since I've changed the settings to not allow spam, plus I'm able to tell a spam profile easily- one is some girl that models for a magazine about girls who smoke pot. She's always posting really histrionic bulletins about her personal life all the time. Never talked to her. Then, another was just some girl who moved into the area and sent friend requests to a bunch of guys, including me (though how she even found me is a mystery)- and you could see comments on her page about how the guys had a good time with her an blah, blah. She said that she knew it was a random friend request, so i repled and said that at least it wasn't as random as the guys in France. She sent some boring reply like "i consider people equal, no matter where they're from".  Needless to say, i didn't send a reply. 

[ezodisy]

You can also try friending Yevgeny Sudbin, Joshua Bell, Ilya Gringolts, Janine Jensen, Paavo Jarvi, Alban Gerhardt, Carlos Kalmar and others. I haven't, being daunted by Jed's rejection.

lol! He acccepted me. People love to be flattered, let me tell you.

[Kuhlau]

A new project run along similar lines to Facebook (in that it's a social networking site) is MusBook. I've been dipping in and out of it for a few weeks and it seems to be gathering momentum.

FK

[Brian]

lol! He acccepted me. People love to be flattered, let me tell you.

Gah! I assume you attached some sort of delightful message, then? 

[ezodisy]

I just told him something like his music and writing have had a significant influence on my own. Short & sweet (and what a great way to make a new "friend")

[Sarastro]

and what a great way

Kissing the ass? (oh, God, I'm just kidding ) Not all people love to be flattered, though.

[ezodisy]

Kissing the ass? (oh, God, I'm just kidding )

no, to lie

Not all people love to be flattered, though.

yeah well you play the % game, and it usually works

[ezodisy]

Tom Deacon is on Facebook (and is one of Distler's friends). Amazingly 65 people have agreed to be friends with him 

[hildegard]

   Yes!   


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