What I learned on Tuesday She recommended some sitcoms to me: The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, New Girl, Friends, Seinfeld, The Office (US). She said that I have a I mild accent. a regional accent prairie --> sounds like "air" prayer (noun) same sound as: care, hair The land was inhabited by ____________ ______ inhabited the land --> active form The land was inhabited by ethnic minorities / ethic minority groups the Han The Han Chinese / The Han descendants of the Han Dynasty it's very developed it's very prosperous it's more humid the humidity is good for your skin gangs a gang gang / bang / sang (past simple of "sing") plainclothes police officers versus: uniformed police officers stereotypes negative stereotypes a fast-paced city / a fast-paced lifestyle it's very fast-paced in Hong Kong Did it take you time to adapt? I didn't need to change too much. It wasn't hard to adapt. a smaller community [2I am a city girl rural life / living in the country free time / downtime most of my childhood child --> same vowel as "smile" and "try" /ai/ --> night sometimes I think about my safety It's important to consider your safety not as common: I consider my safety useful: I consider my safety to be important usage / word order I think about my safety --> common