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Are you a good friend? What was your result in the quiz?
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Hi catastrophe!
Ha ha, your shoes are dirty with mud? Oh no, my shoes are not so dirty but worn out.......!
Would you like to try on? :)))
By the way, it seems that you easily get paranoid??
Be confident being yourself! You're charming and benevolent, which will never let people look away from you. :)) I don't actually think your are a bit crazy, but your friends may be...? :)))
Ha, worn out? Well, I change my shoes every three months! And... Nope, I don't think I'm paranoid. And no, I really am a bit crazy, you know. I sometimes climb on my school benches! And even though you think I'm charming, it's true that I'm unpopular. I don't show off, you see. That's why I'm so. And in my class, well, friends are with you only when you're popular... :(((
Okay, if you think so, you're righ, maybe you know yourself better than other people. But remember, what you feel about yourself is not always the same from what other people think of you. And "unpoular" to whom? If you want to be popular to many and unspecified people, you'll need to be fake and play down to your viewers meaningless to you. Is that what you want?
Me, I'm not popular, some people harasse me. But I'm happy with me being true to be myself and unique! By the way, do you have a sincere friend, catastrophe? :))
What I mean by unpopular is that, my talents go unidentified because of partiality. The showoffs are given much more importance than us. Yeah, there are many more like me, waiting for their talents to be revealed. But as I brood over your comment, I think popularity isn't my problem. I'm popular enough to shine like stars.
My problem is that I look for the good and bad of a person a lot. And my friends always take me for granted. For example, my friend and I have the same ambition. And she seemed quite well for me, a good friend and a tough competitor. But she insults me a lot, to shine over me. I don't approve it.
And no, I don't have any sincere friends. I just hope I get one. What about you Elsa?
Hi catastrophe, thanks for your comment. I fully understand what you say :) You know, the very first story of J.K.Rowling always encourages me. And happy to know that you're popular eough to shine like a diamond! How cool! :)))
However, it's a pity that I can hardly imagine your problem. A frined who insluts you a lot???
I don't have such a "friend", I mean I don't approve such a person as my "friend". You know, come to youself, the person whom you wanted to be friends might be your illusion whom you were longing for when you were not true to be yourself.....
In fact, it's hard to imagine a friend who beats yourself over the head with insluts...
Sounds like a negative relationship. Oh dear, your mum will feel sad to hear that.
To be honest, I have some bitter experiences. It's hard to know if someone is good for me or not at a first glance. Usually, I easily believe a person good, but as time goes on, I sometimes felt put-upon and get disappointed at ME not the "friend" once I thought.
Let it go; Going my way! ;)
Last but not least, I think I have a sincere friend. So far, so good, I believe so.....!
Yup, actually, my role model is JK Rowling! You know what, she was very depressed before writing Harry Potter! Think about it!
And I think even I don't want to consider her a friend. But I like her, you know. She is so positive, and what she is doing is just to gain popularity. A friend is a person who corrects your mistakes. I am a good friend, and I will try to turn her back into what she was.
And thanks for your motivational message!
Good for you catastrophe, go for it!
Bye-bye! :))
Thanks Elsa! Bye!
Aha ha... Interesting comment, catastrophe!
You're never, ever close to a catastrophe! :D
I do wish to find the reasons with you together! ;))
For the meantime, I hope you'll find peace in the beautiful sonnet (18) of Shakespear!
Thank you, Elsa007!
You might think so, but when I'm angry, I'm a actually cause a lot more damage than a catastrophe!;)
But the good news is that, I hardly get angry! Anyways, I decided to use that name just because I was reading this book called 'Oswald and the end of the world.' It's about a catastrophe on Earth. I loved it, hence the name! And thanks for the recommendation!
Oh dear, beyond catastrophe if you get angry?!
Do you get mad if I.......
tickle your under the arm?? :D
"Do not correct a fool, or s/he will hate you; Correct a wise person, and s/he will appreciate you!" ;)
Ha ha... I only get angry when someone accuses me for something I haven't done. Or when someone underestimates me... And you seem to be quite wise, Elsa007! I bet you read a lot, right??
I am from Vietnam and I am not very good at English. I want have more friends to talk and learn with me. If someone has Facebook, Twitter, Gmail or Instagram, I hope you can be friend with me. I'm 13 years old.
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Jonathan (LearnEnglish Teens Team)
I’m a good friend only with the person that are good. When my best friend has a problem I try to do all for help him and he helps me when I have a problem. But I don’t sure if I help other person that disgusting me when he has a problem because I’m a proud person. In conclusion I don’t know if I’m a good or bad friend this only knows my best friend.
How do we know a good friend?
It's simple.
A good friend knows not to do something that your friend doesn't like.
It's easy to know your friends' needs, but a good friend ought to know beyond such a common practice, which makes a special!
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i don't know, i'm i a good friend or not...
hello
Nowadays a lot of people communicate w/ each orher on the Internet. The more a person shows off or shares pics with "friends", the more the other friend who didn't share the moment feel isolated. It's becoming hard to find real 'friendship' on the Internet where people have to be all things to all people, isn't it!?
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Yeah, I agree. I do't have an account in FB, Twitter and stuff, because my relatives think it's not quite safe. But when my classmates talk about the things they shared between themselves, I feel quite isolated. And they do that most of the time. So I'm quite isolated. But I'm not sad, because I know my family knows what's right for me. So, chins up!!!
Heey how are you guys ?
Altijd Ready in da house
When my BFF is ill, I call her and text and she laughs at me that too much care XD
I'm a good Friend :)
I am a good friend with my classmates, but neither is it that I like to help them in everything because in the future they could depend a lot on me.
How can I score points?
Hi catastrophe!
Decide whether you have mostly A's, B's or C's then check out the answers at the bottom of the article.
Best wishes, Tina (LearnEnglish Teens Team)
The multiple choice doesn't make sense;;;
So the answers you think can be different from the writers answer
For example question 2, I think that it will be better for my friend to do as B because the friend has to wait For me to go, but I think the writer doesn't think so.
Hi shinhoo,
Good for you for reading this carefully and for sharing your opinion. You're right that the opinion of the writer may be very different to your own. It's very important when you read anything online to think about this and to decide for yourself what you think about what you're reading and to realise that the opinion of the writer may be different to your own.
Best wishes, Jo (LearnEnglish Teens team)
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