Commonality in Strangers

ByFaris

Went to a friend’s makan-makan (party) today and met a lot of undergrads, mostly in their early twenties. As we’re from Asian background, i.e. all are Malaysian, there is a bit of hierarchy between us and also reverence towards me and my friend, who are well in our 30s. Despite that though, the conversation does take the form of finding the commonality between us. What is with strangers that we find something that is common between them Is it the dopamine feeling that you feel that there might be some similarities to tie their life? Or people just don’t want to be ‘alone’, even in a such small of a party.

I don’t know.

Thank you for reading

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