▶ Your Answer : Some people think that moving to a new city or country is not a good idea because they will lose their old friends. However, I argue that moving to a new city or country doesn’t make people lose their old friends. This is because, less gatherings do not mean they’re not friends anymore and there are many indirect opportunities for friends to meet each other. Firstly, I believe that less gatherings do not mean they’re not friends anymore. It is true that moving to a new city or country decreases time with friends. However, friendship is not related with the number of meetings but related with their mind toward each other. For example, I moved from Songpa-gu to Nowon-gu when I was 16 years old. As I moved to another place, I couldn't get along with my middle school classmates. Though I have lost connections with my old friends for 4 years, they messaged to me when I was 20 and greeted me samely as 4 years ago. Secondly, I contends that there are many indirect opportunities for friends to meet each other. Many IT technologies developed during modern time. People can connect with their families and friends by messengers like Facetime, Skype, and Kakaotalk, etc, no matter where they are. For instance, I got a Peruvian friend, whose name is Jett by our university’s exchange program. He went back to his country after 6 months exchange program in Korea. Despite of the fact he and I are in different continent, we contact regularly by Facetime and keep our friendship firmly. To sum up, I disagree with the idea that moving to a new city or country is not a good idea because you will lose your old friends for the following reasons: less gathering do not mean they’re not friends anymore and there are many indirect opportunities for friends to meet each other. |