[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

James May said in an interview that while they're obviously friends, it's more in the form of old workmates than besties - i.e. they enjoy each other's company on the job but they don't really socialize or stay in close touch outwith their work.

So they do indeed probably like him as a work pal but they're not "besties", it's different. It may be a tough concept for you as you can't be workmates with an old lamp... so you may not quite grasp that "workmate who you chat away to every day but will never speak to again as soon as you stop working together" dynamic. That's what he's describing. When they retire they'll enjoy seeing each other once in a blue moon... but they'll make no effort for that to be regular.

Look at you still pretending to know what you are talking about

You can be best friends with someone but rarely see them.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

Look at you still pretending to know what you are talking about

You can be best friends with someone but rarely see them.

Can you be best friends with someone who has outright stated;

“First and foremost, we are work colleagues, we work together.

“There is a rapport obviously, it wouldn’t work if you didn’t have that.

“But, we’re not friends as in you're friends with your old school mates, your gang you’ve grown up with for many years.”

No one has said they're not friends. They're not besties. They're old friends and "first and foremost, work colleagues". Maybe you personally would say someone who says that about you can be a best friend ... if that's the case, you have my sympathies.

I do indeed have old friends who I'm very close with but now see no more than two or three times a year. They are indeed some of my best friends.

I would be gutted if they referred to me as "an old work colleague" or "an old school pal".