"So, what was it that made us friends? Well, many things, including a shared appreciation of tea, channel 4 television dramas, open chit-chat and being able to show-off in writing emails."
Wayne considers why it is we're attracted to certain kinds of people.
What is it that makes a friend a friend? Shared interests? Good character or- personality? Maybe a similar sense of humour, or perhaps something more grand like loyalty. A friend would probably possess all of these things
most of the time. Whatever your answer, it is the stuff that TV and film - and real life! - are full of always in your face
but rarely stated. Asking myself what makes a friend a friend? I reckon that if you have interests then that probably makes you more interesting and that is a healthy start in building a friendship. Thats how it was with J when I met him a couple of years ago a community-conscious funny-eloquent-northern-bloke with a liking for tea and tennis - versus my not-so-simple football day-tripper: quite the happy odd couple. So, what was it that made us friends? Well, many things, including a shared appreciation of tea, channel 4 television dramas, open chit-chat and being able to show-off in writing emails. What have I learned from meeting J? That some of the best friends maybe ones that we dont even know yet - can appear from some of the most unexpected of places - 'J' was my landlord. As I now leave Stoke-on-Trent bound for the green green grass of
Uttoxeter (and beyond!), Im convinced that J and I will stay in touch for the rest of our lives, and thats an impressive outcome from what started with my responding to a small newspaper advert that began simply
House to let
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