• Jess shops for gifts to exchange with his friends and family, so do I.
• Both of us always have trouble finding something good enough to give and sometimes we face the same problem, that is, lack of money.
• We open the presents given to us on the day we receive it.
• Jess and I both celebrate Christmas with our families.

Differences:

• My Christmas shopping is not done with my family, but with my friends.
• I do not open my presents in front of my friends, but Jess does.
• Jess and his younger sisters sing Christmas carols together, whereas I do not sing but listen to the Christmas songs played on the radio.
• There are no fireplaces in Singapore, but fireplaces are present in Jess' place and they are believed to allow Santa to find his way to their house.

-Chin Yi Ling (3) 2E7