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2. Are international phone calls expensive in your country? 
Answer: 
Compared to the local phone calls, international calls are expensive. However, with the 
widespread use of the internet, people most of the time use online calling instead of international 
phone calls in my country. If I compare the cost of international phone calls between now and 
that with a decade ago, it was far more expensive in the past. 
3. What is the best way to keep in touch with friends abroad? 
Answer:
Well, social networking websites, online chatting and online video calls are convenient 
options to keep in touch with friends who lives in a different country. Mobile phones are also a 
handy tool for that. These means of communication are cheap and widely available. With the 
advancement of technology, our way of communicating with friends and relatives who are far 
away has changed drastically. 
4. What is the impact of the online-based chatting systems and social networking websites 
on the way we make friends and contact our friends? 
Answer: 
The impacts of technology on the way we communicate and make friends have both 

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advantages and drawbacks. To start, Online chatting and social networking websites have 
enabled us to keep in touch with friends and relatives more often than ever before. We can now 
make friends beyond boundaries and keep in touch with them whenever we want from wherever 
we are. For instance, Facebook has helped me find a few friends from my school after a decade 
later. Who knows, without the use of Facebook I could have never found them. Letting people 
know what I am up to, or getting updates of dear ones is only a mouse click away these days. 
However, all these conveniences do not come without a cost. Technology-based communication 
systems like online chatting and social networking platforms are often attributed as the primary 
reason for our apathy to go outside, spend quality time with family, and meet our friends 
outdoor. It has created a generation that feels more comfortable staying in front of a computer 
screen than having fun outside or talking to their friends in person. Even worse, on a social 
networking platform, anybody can pretend to be someone he or she really isn't.