But the latest in friendship-based news may come with some sadness. A study by Snapchat has shown that people in the UK have fewer best friends than in any other country, with just 2.6 compared to the worldwide average of 4.3.

In a country where the loneliness epidemic is so bad the government has had to hire a minister to investigate the situation, this looks like bad, but not shocking, news.

But there’s more to this statistic than negativity, and our British culture might be to blame. By that, I don’t mean our inability to smile at each other on public transport or talk about our emotions, but rather how we Brits value our friendships. Rather than valuing large friendship groups, like those in India, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, “the basis of intimate friendship in countries like Australia, the UK, and the US is about finding people who are like you and bonding over your similarities,” the report reads.

People in the UK are less likely to have a BFF than any other country, but what does that really say about us?