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do i need to worry such things I wil go to philadelphia to attend a conference next month. My supervisor told me to go by myself and she would not accompany with me. Honestly, I am very lack of confidence about my oral english. Recently I am always thinking that whether I will meet with a lot of difficulty just because of language. For instance, when i go to a restraurant, the waiter will ask me to order, maybe i am not familiar with the words used in the menu, and it must be very embarassing that i do not know how to choose from the menu. Who can tell me do i need to worry about such things for my first time to go to USA. If i really meet with the occasion that I can not understand others or they can not understand what i want to ask, what can i do to disovle all the problems? The lack of confidence of my oral english really makes me worry about this visit in Philadelphia.

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If you have a mobile phone, get the Google Translate app. It is not 100% accurate, but you will be able to make yourself understood. While you are in Philadelphia, visit the Mutter Museum. It's very interesting. Happy travels!
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If you have a mobile phone, get the Google Translate app. It is not 100% accurate, but you will be able to make yourself understood. While you are in Philadelphia, visit the Mutter Museum. It's very interesting. Happy travels!
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Do I need to worry about such things?

I will go to Philadelphia to attend a conference next month. My supervisor told me to go by myself and she would not accompany with me. Honestly, I am very lacking of in confidence about my oral English. Recently I am always thinking that wondering whether I will meet with a lot of difficulty just because of language. For instance, when I go to a restaurant, the waiter will ask me to order and  maybe I am will not be familiar with the words used in the menu, and it must might be very embarassing that I do not know how to choose from the menu. Who can tell me do if I need to worry about such things for on my first time to go visit to the USA? If I really meet with the occasion encounter a situation that I cannot understand others or they cannot understand what I want to ask, what can I do to resolve all the problems? The lack of confidence of in my oral English really makes me worry about this visit in to Philadelphia.

 

I do not think you need to worry so much. Philadelphia is a multi-cultural city that is visited by many foreign tourists. The restaurant employees are accustomed to serving non-native English speakers. If you have problems understanding anyone you can also ask them to speak more slowly, or perhaps write down what they are saying. If you have a smart phone, you can always use a translation site to help clarify any language misunderstandings.

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Do not worry, just be yourself most people will be only to happy to help you out. In many cases the menu will be easy to understand, you can always take a picture with your camera phone then translate into Chinese you do not understand, or memorise phrases "what fish dishes do you have" you can do the same for any type of main meal, and I am sure you have a dish or two you want to try. Plus do try to remember an old English addage "sticks and stones may break my bones, but names can never hurt me" Which means it does not matter what people think of you it will do you no harm, so if you make mistakes it will not be the end of the world, the sort of mistakes you might make will be forgotten very quickly, some may make people laugh, which will be good as they will be more relaxed , which should m,ake you more relaxed. Enjoy it
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Since you obviously know English to some extent, then you can prepare yourself. Ask yourself what problems you might foresee. Write the question. Then write your answers. Use your dictionary to help write your responses. Search on the internet for the company you will be involved with in Philadelphia. Find out about the company. Look for things in Philadelphia which may be of interest to you. Places to visit. Things to eat. Don't forget, people you encounter will try to help if they have some idea of what you want. Philadelphia is the city of brotherly love. Hopefully they will live up to their name for you.

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