so one of my coworkers is leaving for a better job and i asked if he would keep in touch with people in the office. and he said of course... apparently he has kept in touch with people he's known since elementary school. i find this kind of unusual. so i will pose this question: what's the longest friendship you have had with someone? mine is high school. two friends i've known since high school. it's so easy to stop the lines of communication. but i wonder if that's part of our american culture. one of my comm professors said that his wife from japan still talks to all her elementary school pals whereas he said he hardly remembers any of his school mates. does it reflect poorly on a person who doesn't maintain such long standing relationships? just a pondering...