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Cultural difference?
I listen to a short ESL radio program by American teachers every morning.
Today's skit was a conversation between those who don't know each other.
"Hi, it's cold today, isn't it?"
"Yeah, it's been cold."
"By the way, I'm Steve."
"I'm Jennie. Nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you."
Is it truly natural in the US?
When those who don't know each other have a short conversation on the train or somewhere like this? In Japan, we don't usually tell our names. If someone who you don't know suddenly tell you his or her name like in the skit, you would think he or she must be weird and beware him or her.So now to your question,
I have been living in America for 8 years an I noticed that it is much more acceptable to make small talks and introduce yourself to others over here than in other countries (I come from Israel, which it is usually not acceptable).
However, it really depends on where you are in America. People in the countryside and in small towns or in the suburbs are usually much more friendly than city people. People who come from small town or the countryside will usually be friendly and talk to you more. However, in big crowded cities where people feel less secure and more rushed (like in New York City), people are less likely to talk to people they don't know out of the blue.
It is not a clear cut answer and in both cities and small towns, you could find all kinds of people but what I have said is generally true. Either way, that's an ESL radio program and the skit was staged in a way to teach you to introduce yourself :) I hope that helps.
0 votedApril 4, 20131I love English so much
Hi everyone
I am an Arabic teacher Arabic .I am here to help anyboday anyone for learning Arabic.
My deream dream when since I am was a child was talking English fluently.
I have been studying English for 3 years but , I can want to improve my English.
please anyboday help me.0 votedApril 4, 20132My Crazy College Life in Chongqing
i was prepared for this before i headed back to cq when i was in harbin already. But it's still worse than i thought.Since the new semester began,the shitty uni threatened us:some ppl didnt graduate cos they copied in Test for English Majors Brand 8 or the calligraphy test. Speaking about the calligraphy test,it's really outrageous: southwest uni is in the top 6 normal universities in China (ranked No.3 actually) with the strictest rules and yet with the most tests and the least apropriate class schedules.ewww As we all know, we wil be facing job pressure in our senior year,but this shitty uni should put more classes this year than my junior year. They and set up a mandarin test and pen,chalk and writing brush calligraphy tests,claiming if we fail any of these,we wont get the teachers' certificate. All the other normal universities just gave that certificate directly,wtf.So right now, I have to attend the numerous classes,listenting to my professors bullshitting(always wanna scream:"tell me something idk").practice callfgraphy and tolerate the mosquito bites and roach or super spiders' attack.What a college life...
Not a bad essay. Your vocabulary mastering is great and your sentence structure is pretty good. I would say pay attention to punctuation and spacing between words. Also make your sentences shorter and avoid combining two ideas in one sentence. I hope that helps :)
0 votedApril 3, 20131Description of Russia.
I decribe Russia thus.This is how I describe Russia:
1)Big territory (seas, woods, mountains)
2)Many nationalities.
3)Coruption, but it isn't terrible. People take it with a smile. All people Everybody knows about it, but they can not decide problem on a solution. Money plays a main role. Bad roads, but people can ride drive) Problems between ethnic groups, but they are not strong.
4)People are not always friendly, but if you ask them they may help you (though how lucky).
5)There are spring, winter, autumn, summer.
6)Big deposits of resources.0 votedApril 3, 20130Very good entry!!! There were very few minor corrections:
From a Good-Bye Party to a Big Concern !
I'm invited to a Good-Bye party tonight. One of my friends is off to Australia. His name is Amir. He is a funny,kind guy and i'm gonna miss him. In few recent years lots of my friends went to study abroad and more than likely they're never gonna be back home. Because living in Iran is becoming harder day by day; The economy,the politics,the human rights,...everything is going wrong. So that's not surprising that so many Iranian young people immigrate to another other countries. They are chasing their dreams. They know that they deserve a better life. All of us will miss our home and wish from the bottom of our hearts that we could live in our own land, Going to University here, choose a career, getting married and have a normal life as others around the world. But that's not gonna happen,because the situation is not O.K over here.
The future of Iran seems not so bright and it worried all of us.
May Iran will be free someday.
Aban0 votedFebruary 9, 20132
