Chinese people make one new friend every month, poll

Chinanews, Beijing, July 16 - A recent report shows that Chinese residents make one new friend every month on average. The new friends include people they get to know through face-to-face talks, people who left their contact information before, and those they get to know through online chat.
The report was released by the Horizon Research consulting firm.
By closely analyzing the figures, it can be found that 40% of the Chinese people did not make any new friend in the past one month, while 44.6% of the people made less than 3 new friends.
However, the report shows that many Chinese people want to get into contact with new friends, and nearly half of them hope that they can make at least 1-3 new friends every month.
It also reveals that Chinese people keep a hostile attitude towards strangers and are not willing to contact strangers. Although many people would like to have a chat with their housemaids, waiters or taxi drivers, most (60%) are reluctant to respond to a stranger who come to speak with them on streets or at railway stations.
It might be due to the same reason that only 40% of the Chinese people think they “love to make new friends with strangers.” On the other hand, most Chinese think that they feel comfortable only when they are with acquaintances.
In addition, the report shows that the ways that Chinese people make new friends are relatively limited. Most people get to know new people at work or with the help of their old friends. Few Chinese expand their social network actively. Less than 10% of Chinese make friends at bars, Internet cafes, or clubs, which are normally considered as good places to make friends.