{"id":46571,"date":"2017-10-25T06:01:13","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T10:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rachel-smith-live.prev21.rmkr.net\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=46571"},"modified":"2024-03-07T22:47:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T22:47:57","slug":"016-friendships-in-america","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/rachelsenglish.com\/podcast\/016-friendships-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"016:  Friendships in America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we answer questions about making friends with Americans\u2014and growing friendships with Americans. Is it normal to have good friends of both sexes? Do Americans avoid talking about the difficulties in life? How to meet friends and start conversations with Americans?<\/p>\n<p>\u21d2 \u21d2 \u21d2 Get a\u00a0<strong>free copy<\/strong>\u00a0of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rachelsenglish.lpages.co\/podcast-transcript-requests\/\"><strong>transcript here<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"https:\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5790147\/height\/192\/theme\/modern\/size\/large\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/0e3327\/time-start\/00:00:00\/hide-playlist\/yes\/download\/yes\/font-color\/FFFFFF\" height=\"192\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" oallowfullscreen=\"true\" msallowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border: none;\" data-dashlane-rid=\"f6999476b387a60f\" data-dashlane-frameid=\"482\" data-form-type=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/conversation-pronunciation-learn-english-rachels-english\/id1260073690?mt=2\">SUBSCRIBE on iTunes<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/s?fid=144785&amp;refid=stpr\">Stitcher<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Show Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rachelsenglish.com\/4th-of-july-traditions\/\">Video of Rachel chatting with her friend Dave<\/a><\/li>\n<li>How to build more supportive friendships?<\/li>\n<li>How to be a better friend? What makes a good friend?<\/li>\n<li>About valuing friendships in America<\/li>\n<li>About having friendships with someone of the opposite sex in America<\/li>\n<li>How to meet friends? How to start conversations (especially as a non-native speaker)?<\/li>\n<li>Observation from a German living in America: Americans don\u2019t seem to want to talk about difficulties in life. 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