At times we notice how people do not like to have the same possession as many others, especially during certain occasions which may be the highlights of their lives; prom for instance. Preparation is crucial, as time is needed in hunting the unique outfit and so we wouldn’t bump into a different person who is wearing the same design as we are, hence the awkward moment. Personally have been through situations where a friend chose to order a different dish when he found out that the other friend was interested in the same dish as well, an acquaintance came complaining about some stranger wearing the same design as she was, though they are of different colours and another friend jokingly said, “How can he has the same car as mine?” Perhaps it is due to the reason that each and everyone of us wants and wishes to be unique, thus when there’s something in common in the form of dressing style or whatsoever between us and the third party, the built-in alarm automatically kicks in, telling us that we will soon be compared to a total stranger, in which we would usually say no to. Comparison is commonly practised during the interaction between individuals, and many find it essential in upgrading ourselves for the better, in which what we would call the competition in the current society. It is more or less like the hierarchy system, where by we would narrow down the listed items into few different categories judging from the general appearances to their particular functions; similarly, when the possessions are about the same, we would then further comparing their brand, price, place we purchased and the list goes on. Among university students, the tendency of comparing the number of assignments and word limitation is high and at highway, there are the people who modify their cars inside out as to show the difference. The thing is, unless we have our personal designers who will be in charged of our belongings and appearance from head to toe, not to mention they must have a total different concept towards life and who often think out of the box creating something new, otherwise, there will be the chances that we possess common items the others do.
