Some people choose friends who are different from themselves. Others choose friends who are similar to themselves. Coompare the advantages of having friends who are different from you with the advantages of having friends whoa re similar to you. Which kind of friend do you prefer for yourself? Why ?
There are different people with different preferences. Some of them prefer to have friends who are like themselves- have similar interests, hobby, prefer the same kind of food and so on. On the other hand, there are people who want to be friends with people who are very different from them. keeping in this train of thoughts, I would say that, when friends are different the relationship between them is tighter than between people with similar interests. In both cases there are many advanteges.
Firstly, it is very hard to find people with who you can create a friendship. In most cases, the friendship between people with similar ideas and interests is not so tight, because people often split up. But, in most cases, that is what makes the friendship better and real. When people have the same hobby, they can do it together. For example, a friend of mine is similar to myself, she loves skiing. Every winter we go to the mountain and drive ski. It is very interesting experience and we have great fun. Another equal interest that we have is the same food that we prefer. Everytime when we are very hungry, we cook something together. It is very funny when we soil and then look in the mirror, it is ridiculous. Another advantage to have friend like you is that you can understand each other at a glance. For example, when I am stressed or have a problem, it is not needed to say something to my friend, she always knows that I am in trouble. She knows this because when she look at me, she sees herself. She knows that when she have a problem she looks like me. There are many other advantages to be friend with a person like you- you have similar preferenses, you know what your friend will do in every situation and so on.
On the other hand, to have friends who are different from you have many advantages too. First, when you have different interests you can talk about more things, to share more ideas and to have fun with these people. For example, I have many friends who are different from me. When I am with them it is very interesting because we always have what to say and sometimes argue about different things and in the end we laugh. When we discuss something, everyone has his own position and in this way we learn many things from each other.Our dates have a lot of fun. It is said that opposites atract. Therefore, I think that if friends are different, have different preferences, their friendship will be real and the problems between them will be less. When people are similar to themselves they often split up because they can not find the rational decision. So, I prefer to have friends who are not similar to myself. For example, the friendship between my mother and me is very strong because we are quite different. We have not got the same interests, hobbys, and ideas. Because of these reasons, we are ery good friends and can not be one without the other.
In conclusion, nowadays people are very arrogant, greedy, and think only about themselves. They do not care about the others. Therefore, it is very hard to find a person who you can call FRIEND. If you find him, you should keep your friendship because it is very important to have friends who is nice, selfless, and who can rely on in every moment.
TOEFL listening discussions: A conversation in a campus cafeteria