This document defines and compares friends and acquaintances. A friend is defined as someone you know and like who is not family, while an acquaintance is someone you know slightly but who is not a close friend. Key differences are that friends share a deeper level of interaction and communication, support each other's interests, help each other, and know intimate details about each other, whereas acquaintances interact superficially and do not often spend time together or feel obligated to help each other. Friendliness refers to polite behavior like smiling, whereas friendship requires trust and mutual liking between parties.

1. Relationship and
Acquaintances

2. How the target language culture
make human relationship

3. The concepts of friends and
acquaintance

4. “
Oxford dictionary defines:
– A friend as “a person one knows and likes, usually
somebody who is not a member of one’s family.”
– An Acquaintance as “a person one knows slightly,
but who is not a close friend.”
Longman dictionary defines:
– A friend as “someone who you know and like very
much and enjoy spending time with
– An Acquaintance as “a person whom one knows
but who is not a close friend.”

5. Difference between Friend and Acquaintance
 A friend, on the other hand, is someone who shares a deeper level
of interaction or communication. Acquaintances are those people
who, even if you see them everyday, like those who work in the same
place as you do, talk superficially with you.
 A friend and an acquaintance have different levels of support for
your interests.
 A friend is someone who either asks for one, or gives favors.
Acquaintances are those who ask one-sided favors from you, and
nothing else. They are the ones who want to benefit the most from
your relationship.

6. Friend
Friend is a person with whom
you share a strong bond
Know intimate details of each
other
Often hang out with each
other
Help each other
Acquaintance
Acquaintance is someone
who is known but who is not
a close friend
Know each other slightly
Do not interact often
Are not obliged to helo

7. Friendliness versus Friendship

8. Friendliness vs. Friendship
◦ Friendliness is more about behavior, which is characterized by
smiling, chattiness, and warmth, that demonstrates interest in
another person (adjective= “friendly”).
◦ Friendship is a relationship in which people know, like and trust
each other.
◦ Friendship and friendliness are not synonymous. Friendliness
characterizes much of American daily interaction but is not
always an indication of friendship.
◦ Americans frequently smile or say, "Have a nice day" or "See
ya later," (being friendly) or even extend an invitation as part
of a cultural pattern of politeness.

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