cottmann
June 24th, 2006, 08:33
Not another comment on the shrinking coalition of the bought-and-paid-for in Iraq and Afghanistan, but confirmation that homintern is not alone in having few American friends. It seems even Americans don't have many other Americans as friends, either - at least according to CNN, quoting Reuters: http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/06/23/fr ... index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/06/23/friends.health.reut/index.html)
"Americans are more socially isolated than they were 20 years ago, separated by work, commuting and the single life, researchers reported on Friday.
Nearly a quarter of people surveyed said they had "zero" close friends with whom to discuss personal matters. More than 50 percent named two or fewer confidants, most often immediate family members,...
The data also show the social isolation trend mirrors other class divides: Non-whites and people with less education tend to have smaller social networks than white Americans and the highly educated......"
"Americans are more socially isolated than they were 20 years ago, separated by work, commuting and the single life, researchers reported on Friday.
Nearly a quarter of people surveyed said they had "zero" close friends with whom to discuss personal matters. More than 50 percent named two or fewer confidants, most often immediate family members,...
The data also show the social isolation trend mirrors other class divides: Non-whites and people with less education tend to have smaller social networks than white Americans and the highly educated......"