英文阅读：美国人的友谊英文阅读：美国人的友谊现在，走出国门到没过去的人越来越多了，不少人也有美国朋友，但是亲爱的陌生人，在你和一位美国人成为朋友的.之前，不妨先了解一下，美国友谊是怎样的吧。steveandyaserfirstmetintheirchemistryclassatanamericanuniversity.yaserwasaninter-nationalstudentfromjordan.hewasexcitedtogettoknowanamerican.hewantedtolearnmoreaboutamericanculture.yaserhopedthatheandstevewouldbecomegoodfriends.atfirst,steveseemedveryfriendly.healwaysgreetedyaserwarmlybeforeclass.sometimesheofferedtostudywithyaser.heeveninvitedyasertoeatlunchwithhim.butafterthesemesterwasover,steveseemedmoredistant.thetwoformerclassmatesdidn'tseeeachotherverymuchatschool.onedayyaserdecidedtocallsteve.stevedidn'tseemveryinterestedintalkingtohim.yaserwashurtbysteve'schangeofattitude."stevesaidwewerefriends,"yasercomplained."andithoughtfriendswerefriendsforever."yaserisalittleconfused.heisanoutsidertoamericanculture.hedoesn'tunderstandthewayamericansviewfriendship.americansusethewordfriendinaverygeneralway.theymaycallbothcasualacquaintancesandclosecompanions"friends".americanshaveschoolfriends,workfriends,sportsfriendsandneighborhoodfriends.thesefriendshipsarebasedoncommoninterests.whenthesharedactivityends,thefriendshipmayfade.nowsteveandyaserarenolongerclassmates.theirfriendshiphaschanged.insomeculturesfriendshipmeansastronglife-longbondbetweentwopeople.intheseculturesfriendshipsdevelopslowly,sincetheyarebuilttolast.americansocietyisoneofrapidchange.studiesshowthatoneoutoffiveamericanfamiliesmoveseveryyear.americanfriendshipsdevelopquickly,andtheymaychangejustasquickly.peoplefromtheunitedstatesmayatfirstseemfriendly.americansoftenchateasilywithstrangers.theyexchangeinformationabouttheirfamilies,hobbiesandwork.theymaysmilewarmlyandsay,"haveaniceday"or"seeyoulater."schoolmatesmaysay,"let'sgettogethersometime."butamericanfriendlinessisnotalwaysanofferoftruefriendship.afteranexperiencelikeyaser's,outsidersmayconsideramericanstobefickle.learninghowamericansviewfriendshipcanhelpnon-americ