You may not share the same religion, race, beliefs and there might be many things in his/her culture that are different from yours even. But even though you might not agree with them, once you build that friendship, you then promote acceptance and learn to be more open-minded, in other words, you promote multiculturalism, which is the first advantage.
Another positive fact is that you’ll improve yourself personally; not only will you start seeing the world from different angles, but you will surely become smarter (only if you choose the right person to become friends with, that is!). There is always an exchange of knowledge between the two of you and you will learn new things from each other, such as what you learned from past experiences, etc.
When you create a true friendship, culture does not matter, but what really does is the person’s personality and their will to create a strong friendship with you. Certain people believe that if someone doesn't have the same religious beliefs, race or culture as them this makes them completely different, but no, these people simply believe in a different entity from theirs.
From our standpoint we think that this kind of friendship is indeed beneficial, and despite the fact that we haven't met in person (yet) it was truly wonderful to get to know one another. There could be some communication problems since we have different native languages but that doesn't change the fact that we really enjoy talking to each other and it's a dream come true.
Friendship is a relationship built between two individuals or more, it has no racial, religious, or cultural limits, it can be built with whomever, and this is a known fact. However, having one with someone of a different culture can have a number of benefits.
Friendship Across Cultures
Nada Lehnaoui | Francisco Campos
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So, our final message is to encourage everyone to build a friendship like this, we can guarantee it’s worth it!