Surrogate experience and surrogate environments have become the American way of life. Distinctions are no longer made, or deemed necessary, between the real and the false; the edge usually goes to the latter, as an improved version with defects corrected - accessible and user-friendly.

Some men, like spaniels, will only fawn the more when repulsed, but will pay little heed to a friendly caress.

I think you have to play the game on every level. If you need a friendly, charismatic, good-looking guy to be the mouthpiece, then so be it. And maybe Ralph Nader should just be behind the scenes telling that guy what to say.

We're friendly enemies, I guess you could say.

He was a friendly guy and kind of kept to his own from what I could see.

We remain friends, ... in a very friendly atmosphere.

They are doing all they can do. Natchez has spoiled us. I've never seen such a friendly group of people.

Friends come in all sizes, take it from me! Golly gee, size doesn't matter, when you want some friendly patter from a pal who is true.

Car-essential is a real turn-off to me, so yeah, I just want a friendly holiday resort with a villa and a pool, but which is really private, but there again, there's a supermarket and a doctor's and a beach a five-minute walk away. That's all I want, and it's quite difficult to find.

They say Texas has the most friendly people. After meeting these people, they weren't lying.