Kenny, I see you have more than 300 friends on facebook.
Amazing, isn’t it? I don’t know how it happened. I think it’s because my job takes me all over the world and I make friends wherever I go.
I travel too, but I don’t have that many friends.
Come on Judy. I’m your friend, that’s one friend at least!
But what about close friends? How many of the 300 are close?
I have no idea.
No idea? More than ten? More than twenty?
Er, probably on more than ten really close friends.
So, who’s your oldest friend?
That’s easy. Pete’s my oldest friend –since we were both 16, and he came to my school. He loves in Canada now. But he was best man at my wedding and I was best man at his.
How often do you se him?
Not often. Maybe once or twice a year. I went over to Canada last year when his son was born. Do you know, he named him Ken after me?
Hey, that’s lovely! You and Pete are really good friends, aren’t you?
Yeah?
Why do you think that is?
It’s our love of football!
Don’t tell me, he support Liverpool too!
Of course. Best team in the world. No, seriously the best thing about Pete is that maybe we don’t see each other for months, even years, but when we get together immediately we’re talking….
About football.
No, about all kinds of things. Our families mainly. He’s a great guy.
Damian talking to Toby
Am I your best friend?
No, silly, you’re my brother!
I’m not silly. Can’t I be your best friend?
No, you can’t. no one’s best friends with his brother!
But I don’t have many friends.
That’s your problem. Look, I’m going to meet Thomas and the gang now.
Is Thomas your best friend?
No.
Is he your oldest friend?
No. Zac’s my oldest friend. You know that since we sat next to each other in Class 1, Zac and me are going to travel the world together when we finish school.
Can is come?
No, you Can’t! just shut
Well, can Thomas be my friend?
Toby, be quiet about friends? You are so boring, I’m not surprised you have no friends.
But can I ….?
No, no, no! I’m off. See you!
But
Katie talking to beth
Katie, you’re lucky, you have so many friends!
Mmm, I suppose so. I do have quite a lot.
Why do think that is?
Well, I’m not sure, I think I kind of collect friends. I have friends from all different times in my life. You know school, university, and now at work, and I keep my friends.
So, who’s your oldest friend?
You are, of course! You and me, Beth, we’re the same age, 24, and you could say we met before we were born,
I suppose you’re right…
Yeah, our mums met when they were…
K know they met at the hospital when they went for check-ups before we were born.
Yeah, and we were born on the same day.
I know, but I’m ten hours older than you!
That’s why you’re wiser than me! You’re my oldest and my best friend. You’re like a sister to me.