美国人几乎没有一个一辈子不挪动地方；他们由小镇搬到城市，又搬到郊区，从中学到另一个州的大学，由一个地区的某个工作岗位换到别的地方的更好的职位，从把孩子养大的家搬到打算退休以后安度晚年的家。每搬一次家，他们都不断地结交新朋友，这些已成为他们新生活的一部分。

Few Americans stay put for a lifetime. They move from town to city to suburb, from high school to college in a different state, from a job in one region to a better job elsewhere, from the home where they raise their children to the home where they plan to live in retirement. With each move they are forever making new friends, who become part of their new life at that time.