It's true that they tend to be friendly: people have to learn to rub along with each other if escape is difficult and circumstances hostile.

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Putin will do all he can to quell dissent, but the best way, the easiest way, will be for the government to install people-friendly reforms in a growing economy.

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The driver of a Smart Car is ahead of his time, the Daimler-Benz mantra declares, and people want to be associated with environmentally friendly products.

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The HTC One is designed to be a more social media friendly device and includes a feature called Blinkfeed that lets people view content from their accounts on Facebook, Twitter Inc. and other services directly on the device's home screen, without having to open the apps separately.

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The people in Tucuman were fantastic and everyone went out of their way to be friendly.

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