Answer question after reading the paragraph below.
Americans are well-known for being friendly. If we’re
taking a walk in the park and we pass someone, we
usually say a few words to people in stores, bars and
banks. But remember: friendliness is not friendship; it’s
[5] politeness. In the United States, it’s just as hard to make
real friends as it is anywhere else.
(Move Up - Heinemann)
The sentence, “In the United States it’s just hard to make real friends as it is anywhere else” (lines 5 and 6), means
