Brian Lerer on WNYC, and for our last 15 minutes today, we'll end with calls from those of you with one foot in the United States and another one somewhere else.

It's the latest in our occasional series of call-ins for immigrants from

anywhere to compare notes on important or interesting things from the two countries you know.

Today's question for you immigrants from anywhere may sound a little abstract, but it's also

really personal. So let's see if anyone's got a story for us. The question is, how is making friends different in the United States versus whatever other

country you feel tied to?

Or more broadly, if you have ties to both the United States and another country, how

connected do you feel to your fellow country people or your local neighbors in your

community? 212-433 WNYC, the K. your fellow country people or your local neighbors in your community.

212-433 WNYC.

Compare the two countries in these respects.

Again, how is making friends different in the United States versus whatever other country

you came from or feel tied to. Any observations on that question?

212-433. WNYC, 212, 433-9-692. Give us a call. Tell us a story about making friends

in one country or the other. Or more broadly, if you have ties to both the United States

and another country, how connected do you feel to your fellow country people or to your

neighbors at the community level? And is it different in the two countries? 212-433, W-NYC, 212, 433-9692. Why do I ask? Well, there's this recent poll from the Pew Research Center,

and it finds Americans are less likely than people from other countries around the world

to feel close to people in our own country

or even our own local community.

Across the 24 countries included in the survey, Pew found a median of 83% of adults,

this is worldwide, feel either very or somewhat close to people in their country.

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