Facebook Friends - no Substitute For The Real Thing

An article in SvD regarding Facebook put forward the idea that the reason Facebook has become so popular in Sweden is that Swedes are so socially awkward that they need the anonymity of the computer screen to feel relaxed enough to make friends.

The thing is though, it is all just a fantasy and not like having real friends at all, especially if your aim is to have as many people as possible on your friends list. I use Facebook mostly to keep an eye on what my friends back in the UK are doing. The best bit is seeing pictures they have posted of what they are up to in their lives.

But its not like actually seeing them and being there. It's not like I can go to the pub with them or the cinema, it's not like having a real friend. I think Facebook is great for keeping in touch with friends, but is not the best way to meet new friends. Being a friend is much more than just chatting about any old bollocks with somebody when your’re supposed to be at work. No its about sitting face to face with somebody in a bar of coffee shop (and then talking bollocks - if your a man anyway)

Anyone who uses Facebook should try to borrow 100Kr form each of their friends. The ones that come up with the money, those are the true friends (so don't forget to pay them back)...