Do you agree with the saying"Birds of a feather flock together??

There is a certain amount of truth to this saying. In order for people to be friends or hang out together they have to have at least something in common, otherwise what do they base that friendship on? There has to be at least one thing that draws them together. This is not to say that they are alike in every way as we all know that no two people are exactly alike, but in order to "flock together" there has to be a common element. There is also a saying that goes "tell me who your friends are and I'll tell you who you are". It goes along the same lines. We tend to choose friends based on likes and dislikes, common interests and activities that we like to do together. A friendship wouldn't last very long if the people have absolutely nothing in common or nothing that they both like to do.

I live in the same house with people with very different interests from mine and these people are my close friends. We respect each others' differences. So I could say that this saying is not true for all situation.

They are talking about birds!. You do have a point. But when we make friends, that can only happen if we have atleast one common interest and yes introverts and extroverts could be the best of friends and so also those who like to talk and those who just like to listen. But don't forget without having any common interests that friendship will not last long. And talking about birds, I have installed a bird bath in my garden and several birds come there to have a good time. It is rarely that I see two different species enjoying together!

In some instances yes, but there are times where it really does not really work out all that well. There are just many times where there are people who should really get along, but then they are just going to be like oil and water. That is just the nature of the game, there are times where it just really doesn't make sense who some people get along with, they just do. Not that anything about friendship is going to likely make sense. There are just going to be times where two people, at the opposite ends of life, at the opposite ends of the spectrum, get along rather well. Sometimes there is just something that connects them might not be that obvious on the surface. I think that if I was an outside observer, I might be baffled with some of the people that I get along with. Who are we to say?

Personally, I can say that in some ways this saying is true but like any other thing, there is always an exception. This saying was made based on the general assumption and therefore this might not be true in some other instances. Personally, I have friends that if I would look at our qualities, I could say that we have same denominator. Say, we are both silent type and love dancing. But I also have friends that are totally opposite of my characteristics. However, that is a very rare instances, since I would prefer to go along with those who have similar preferences as I am. So I can say that generally this statement is correct.

As you said it is only exceptions. The proverb would be almost right. In case of friendship it is different. It may be extrovert and introvert person, but they will be having one similarity in character which would make them friends. Just few differences always present between two friends in a friendship. You know well no two persons will be alike.

For me it depends on the person if that person wants to be accepted and be the same as what type of friends he/she is going with. Most of the time, people in a groups accept those people who are with them on the same page or who also does the same thing for them. So it is also true that Birds of the same feather flock together because you wont go out or hang out with people who dont like the things your doing and that becomes boring. But your point is correct that two different people might be a good complement with each other.