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Friendships that cross realms

( bbs.chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2015-03-23 08:33

Araktsu (Vietnam)

I often come across such a scene in cafes, where everyone around me is furiously typing on their phone or tablet. Will I feel embarrassed to start a conversation with them because they seem to be so busily occupied? But I think there is with the idea of an online friendship in which the two friends -- or at least one of the two -- has no interest in meeting in person. What does the word friend actually mean?

Friendships that cross realms

Two Vietnamese men use tablets to go online at a small coffee shop in Hanoi, Vietnam Wednesday, May 14, 2013. [Photo/IC]

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