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What do you prefer, to be comfortable but alone, or to be accompanied at the price of losing your conformity . Well, thats the dilemma of people that at the beginning feel a new environment don’t allow them to feel confortable. But is that really true. In this article i am going to prove you that the quote of Laurie Halse is false.

First, everywhere there can be someone with the same interests as you, and if thats not the case there will always be someone to relate with. As Bill Nye said, Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. So i believe there is no deal with interacting with new people.

Secondly, we aren't so different in our globalized world, so despite certain people want you to feel intimidated, don't focus on them,

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