“For Nicolas, 23, Friends makes everything feel okay — even when it’s clearly not. This is not about a feeling of relatability ('It’s not relatable,' he says), nor about it being good TV ('It’s not as good as Seinfeld or Frasier') but about the fact that Friends unites people.”
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