Sometimes its easy to have Virtual Friends than Friends besides you...

Have sometimes the same feeling...

they say now adays, "the only friend that can't ditch you is the one that seats beside you," I guess its my laptop......

"Physical touch", like hugs, and taps on back. That's what you can't get with virtual friends.

the least is I can be with any people around the world with it unlike with someone I thought I knew well, physically its useless but emotionally the outcome is great.......

same brother, all friends here which close to us all fake/face crap..better sit and chat with they living overseas...i know somebody who talking bad about me and my best friend, thanks GOD, they don't know i am listening while they barking...

arthurstraight wrote:

"Physical touch", like hugs, and taps on back. That's what you can't get with virtual friends.

don't care dude, virtual friends are not face..they sincere.

princess sandra wrote:

same brother, all friends here which close to us all fake/face crap..better sit and chat with they living overseas...i know somebody who talking bad about me and my best friend, thanks GOD, they don't know i am listening while they barking...

you harvest what you reap...

princess sandra wrote:

arthurstraight wrote:

"Physical touch", like hugs, and taps on back. That's what you can't get with virtual friends.

don't care dude, virtual friends are not face..they sincere.

do agree with arthur...

and sandra...[Moderated: Gross language!]

for me...virtual life erase some social steps..
it's fun to do..
but it's not that good
someone who can be with you in REAL  life is better..
you can FAKE everything in the net..for example..your username now..your profile picture..
and most of the time..you act like you agree with a most people's opinions to get that look, that you have friends..

how do you all know that your virtual friends..will always be there for you...
always online? perhaps....but be with you?
i don't think so...

aabie ryan wrote:

how do you all know that your virtual friends..will always be there for you...
always online? perhaps....but be with you?
i don't think so...

psstt..  she(it) is a robot...
and i am the only real original hELLraiser

aabie ryan wrote:

princess sandra wrote:

arthurstraight wrote:

"Physical touch", like hugs, and taps on back. That's what you can't get with virtual friends.

don't care dude, virtual friends are not face..they sincere.

do agree with arthur...

and sandra...[Moderated: Gross language!]
for me...virtual life erase some social steps..
it's fun to do..
but it's not that good
someone who can be with you in REAL  life is better..
you can FAKE everything in the net..for example..your username now..your profile picture..
and most of the time..you act like you agree with a most people's opinions to get that look, that you have friends..

how do you all know that your virtual friends..will always be there for you...
always online? perhaps....but be with you?
i don't think so...

I agree with you but even real life friends can fool you to in every way.
Even when you don't expected.

In the early 80's there was in the Netherlands een popgroup who had a hit about friendship.

This is what they sang:

friendship is an illusion, a packet scrap with a thin layer of chromium

Primadonna wrote:

aabie ryan wrote:

princess sandra wrote:

don't care dude, virtual friends are not face..they sincere.

do agree with arthur...

and sandra...[Moderated: Gross language!]
for me...virtual life erase some social steps..
it's fun to do..
but it's not that good
someone who can be with you in REAL  life is better..
you can FAKE everything in the net..for example..your username now..your profile picture..
and most of the time..you act like you agree with a most people's opinions to get that look, that you have friends..

how do you all know that your virtual friends..will always be there for you...
always online? perhaps....but be with you?
i don't think so...

I agree with you but even real life friends can fool you to in every way.
Even when you don't expected.

In the early 80's there was in the Netherlands een popgroup who had a hit about friendship.

This is what they sang:

friendship is an illusion, a packet scrap with a thin layer of chromium

dear,Primadona..

they will treat you, the way you treat them...

well..i don't want to talk shit, i admit that there always be people like that..
people are NOT ALL GOOD nor ALL BAD...

well..they are NOT your FRIEND..

let's see...are we friend now? i think yes...we talk,we share, sometime we agree sometime we don't...
but will you be with me when i need a shoulder to cry (yeaaa..it's a lyric!!!) and will you wipe my tears..or even just pat my back and hug me and whisper that everything gonna be alrite?

hugs,
-b-

(can you feel me?)

JasfurJQ wrote:

sometimes I rather sit and chat,argue or give opinion with someone I don't know in the internet than being with someone I call friends who expecting me to beieved in his lies. hhhhmmmmpp

Why do you have to believe lies?  And why are your friends lying so much?

aabie ryan wrote:

Primadonna wrote:

aabie ryan wrote:

do agree with arthur...

and sandra...go fuck your computer

for me...virtual life erase some social steps..
it's fun to do..
but it's not that good
someone who can be with you in REAL  life is better..
you can FAKE everything in the net..for example..your username now..your profile picture..
and most of the time..you act like you agree with a most people's opinions to get that look, that you have friends..

how do you all know that your virtual friends..will always be there for you...
always online? perhaps....but be with you?
i don't think so...

I agree with you but even real life friends can fool you to in every way.
Even when you don't expected.

In the early 80's there was in the Netherlands een popgroup who had a hit about friendship.

This is what they sang:

friendship is an illusion, a packet scrap with a thin layer of chromium

dear,Primadona..

they will treat you, the way you treat them...

well..i don't want to talk shit, i admit that there always be people like that..
people are NOT ALL GOOD nor ALL BAD...

well..they are NOT your FRIEND..

let's see...are we friend now? i think yes...we talk,we share, sometime we agree sometime we don't...
but will you be with me when i need a shoulder to cry (yeaaa..it's a lyric!!!) and will you wipe my tears..or even just pat my back and hug me and whisper that everything gonna be alrite?

hugs,
-b-

(can you feel me?)

If you need that kind of support: I will be there for you
Unfortionally we are to far away to get real life hugs or to wipe your tears.

You are right again but what I tried to say is this:
there are many cases where people get f**k up what they thought real close friends, even after many many years.
Sometimes it is better to talk with virtual friends because you can not see them, most of the time you don't know their names.avinashdeore.2011 says it perfect.

aabie ryan wrote:

and sandra...go fuck your computer

I think I need glasses.  You won't believe what I thought this said.

HaileyinHongKong wrote:

JasfurJQ wrote:

sometimes I rather sit and chat,argue or give opinion with someone I don't know in the internet than being with someone I call friends who expecting me to beieved in his lies. hhhhmmmmpp

Why do you have to believe lies?  And why are your friends lying so much?

i think its their nature to lies even if not needed.....

HaileyinHongKong wrote:

aabie ryan wrote:

and sandra...go fuck your computer

I think I need glasses.  You won't believe what I thought this said.

maybe if they are both near they might end up hurting each other physically......but in virtual you can only delete one another .

Yes, for many reasons we can say that virtual friends are better. Mostly, because they cannot hurt us even if they tried just get rid of them with a button’s push.

However, the truth is we cannot completely get rid of real friends as nobody can live alone. The only thing to put in mind is to be careful when choosing a friend, otherwise will get the old say “a back stab comes from where you less expect.....your best pal”.

Stay safe all,
MO.

aabie ryan wrote:

princess sandra wrote:

same brother, all friends here which close to us all fake/face crap..better sit and chat with they living overseas...i know somebody who talking bad about me and my best friend, thanks GOD, they don't know i am listening while they barking...

you harvest what you reap...

I couldnt agree more. Enough said.

Sophie Fisher wrote:

aabie ryan wrote:

princess sandra wrote:

same brother, all friends here which close to us all fake/face crap..better sit and chat with they living overseas...i know somebody who talking bad about me and my best friend, thanks GOD, they don't know i am listening while they barking...

you harvest what you reap...

I couldnt agree more. Enough said.

hope we can learn from that

thanks,Annie

aabie ryan wrote:

Sophie Fisher wrote:

aabie ryan wrote:

you harvest what you reap...

I couldnt agree more. Enough said.

hope we can learn from that

thanks,Annie

I guess you will be hoping for the neeeeeennnnnnnxttttttt 100 years . It is one of the humans' most long term problems.

As we don't live yet in paradise, many people "including myself ;" don't learn yet form their mistakes, and need many times to learn from what has been said or what has happened before.

As you said,sir

JasfurJQ wrote:

sometimes I rather sit and chat,argue or give opinion with someone I don't know in the internet than being with someone I call friends who expecting me to beieved in his lies. hhhhmmmmpp

If you know that he lies, then you shouldnt be friends with him in the first place. Or if he's lying just to make you feel good/ better then you must tell him that he should always tell the truth and that you dont tolerate people who lie to you.

I think we all should be able to tell the difference between good and bad. Its just a matter of your choice.

I live in the jungle of Central America.

It is a lot easier to have virtual friends than real friends beside me. Just finding my place is a job.

Virtual friends are better than Monkeys. Although the Monkeys are quite interesting, they do not have much to say.

Sometimes virtual friends are a lot more convenient for us... we turn on the computer and contact them or they contact us on OUR schedule, when we're feeling up to having the contact. If we don't want to be contacted then we just don't turn on the computer.

Real-world friends sometimes have the nasty habit of just showing up unexpectedly phone you at all hours, or want to have contact with us when it's NOT convenient for us or we just want to be left alone. Also many real-world friends are "cryers" they always come around just to unload their problems on us (as if we don't already have enough of our own to deal with).

Virtual friends aren't there right in front of us and that physical distance is somehow very comforting. We tend to be less resistant to sharing many of our thoughts with someone who is removed a bit from us. At times it can really be difficult to open up and talk to people sitting right there in front of us.

The only thing a virtual friend can't do is kick your butt and drag you out of the house to have a good time, when you just feel too lazy or depressed to do that on your own.

Cheers,
William James Woodward - Brazil Animator, Expat-blog Team

Now the question is...how friendly are you to those kinds of friends?

I think that's the point..

Are you friendly enough for your real-life friends and/or your virtual friends? And even the monkeys...

wjwoodward wrote:

Also many real-world friends are "cryers" they always come around just to unload their problems on us (as if we don't already have enough of our own to deal with).

A true friend is someone you can cry with without judgment.

Also, there are plenty of cryers online.  The internet is a mecca for drama queens and attention whores.

aabie ryan wrote:

Are you friendly enough for your real-life friends and/or your virtual friends? And even the monkeys...

I'm always friendly with monkeys.  It's the safe thing to do.

i hope the attention whores will not spread a transmitted disease...
could be horrible

and yes,Hailey...monkey will be good

I was once, friends with a virtual friend and met her in real life. Turned out she just wanted to take advantage of me.  Thinking that I could help her find a "boyfriend" or two..
Should I feel offended?  :-S

anyway, close friends can be virtual,
virtual friends can be meet personally....the Q is thus feeling are mutual when they met personally.......

I am very selective about who my friends are, internet and real world.

My goals for my internet and real world friends is the same.

I do not lean on friends with a bunch of problems. I am to busy solving my own problems to write, tell and engage others about my problems.

I want to be a positive impact on all my friends. It is my job to empower others and not be a drag.

Now because of life experience I am very cautious of who I interact with on the internet.

Perhaps people see it as "cold", but friends take time, lots of it. Nothing happens overnight.

Another thing is I am constantly bombarded with emails and chat requests from people who want something from me. It is pretty constant.

So it is easier for me to select people who I feel comfortable with for whatever reason.

Oh, yes I am not into the chatting thing that lots of people are, so what can I say?

I am not "cool" and I am okay with it.

The Monkeys are neat as heck, I would upload a video here of them but there is no place to upload on Expat.com.

Those little monkeys put out a ferocious sound.

I am nice to them.

aabie ryan wrote:

Now the question is...how friendly are you to those kinds of friends?

I think that's the point..

Are you friendly enough for your real-life friends and/or your virtual friends? And even the monkeys...

well said, Eric....

Certainly! Cyber friends are better than those people who pretend to be friends with you.

ericwt wrote:

Another thing is I am constantly bombarded with emails and chat requests from people who want something from me. It is pretty constant.

Is that why you never sent me that garlic press?

cosna wrote:

Certainly! Cyber friends are better than those people who pretend to be friends with you.

What about cyber friends who pretend to be friends with you?

cosna wrote:

Certainly! Cyber friends are better than those people who pretend to be friends with you.

or you who pretend to be friend with cyber friends?

I honestly had no idea you were looking for a garlic press.

Where on earth am I going to get a garlic press in Belize?

I could send you a big hammer. That ought to take care of those pesky garlic cloves for you.

Or perhaps you might  be interested in a manual Coconut drill? You can make Coconut milk with it.

HaileyinHongKong wrote:

Is that why you never sent me that garlic press?

I'd love a coconut drill, but then I'd have to find coconuts.  We don't even have dry shredded coconut.  I'd even settle for an Almond Joy at this point.

Well darn a Coconut drill is going to do you know good unless you have Coconuts.

Unfortunately I cannot send you Coconuts. The permits and paperwork are a royal pain.

Now Belize does sometimes have Almond Joy's at times.

Usually they get them in the middle of July. It sits in an  warehouse that does not have air conditioning for about 2 to 3 weeks.

Then it is promptly delivered to one of Belize's Chinese stores.

(In Belize the Asians control retail distribution.)

The Chinese store owner puts the Almond Joys in a store refrigerator or freezer.

So when you buy it, the two Almond Joy pieces have melted together in a lumpy glob of chocolate, Coconuts and almonds.

If you want to wait a month or so I will send you an Almond Joy glob. Fresh from Belize.

HaileyinHongKong wrote:

I'd love a coconut drill, but then I'd have to find coconuts.  We don't even have dry shredded coconut.  I'd even settle for an Almond Joy at this point.