Learning by coexistence

I wonder when i see people who newly moved to countries speak English as a mother language, And they still here asking about help to improve their language !

Just go out, talk with people and you will learn with higher efficiency than asking people here for help !

Why is it hard to understand some tongues speaking English ?

Hi all,

I was talking with a friend today and asked her about the most non preferable tongues to talk with. So i thought of why is it hard to understand some tongues speaking English ?

When i started here i was thinking that i can speak with each person who can speak well. But after awhile i began to think that it's not important how the other person speaks well as much as how i understand him well. 

What's your opinion and what are the hardest tongues for you to understand ?

Websites to learn french Can you please recommend websites for me to learn French ? I have learned French when i was at secondary school but never practiced it. It's 8 years now since I have learned it.

Do you have a dream job ? / What do you need to have one ?

What's a dream job mean ?

Simply, if you are a person who loves traveling and you have had a job like a journalist in a travel show !. It maybe a dream job for you. Everyone has his own dream job and i think that we know exactly what should we do to have this job but we aren't serious about doing that. Here, i want you to share your experiences and your friends' experiences about having a dream job. How much you/they suffered to get your/their jobs ?. What's your opinion about the term of "A dream job" ?. Are your presence here is a part of the way to have a dream job ?

Why do people over/downestimate themselves ?

Since i have participated in this website, i see that there are a lot of people over/down estimate themselves in their language proficiency level. If you have an idea about why do they do that, share it with me and we can discuss it. Thanks

Is tipping part of daily life in your country ? - An article by BBC Learning English

Do you leave a tip when you pay for a meal? And how much do you tip?

Michael Lynn from Cornell University thinks that tipping is worth about $40bn each year. That's more than twice the budget of Nasa.

Indeed, many people say America is the most 'tip-friendly'country on earth. In New York, leaving a tip of around 20% in restaurants is normal. This compares to around 11% in London.

Why is it so much higher? Mainly because the wages of restaurant workers in the US are usually lower, so the tip is a very important part of their income.

But now some restaurants are trying something different. Sushi Yasuda restaurant in New York has banned tips because they say their staff are already well-paid, and because it makes the dining experience simpler for customers.

And which countries don't expect tips at all? In Singapore tipping is very rare, and in Fiji, Iceland and Japan, it can cause embarrassment and offence.

Tomorrow is my birthday Yes it's :) It's a special day for me. Not because it's really special, But because i never did something special in my birthday. :) Every year i had a problem before my birthday. I'm not a lucky man. One year i knew that i had to travel abroad directly before my birthday. Other year i had a death case for one of my family. Other year they forgot my birthday especially that was happened before Facebook reminding them. :) But i think i had three special celebrations with my birthday through the last three years. The firs i spent with my girlfriend before she became my wife. It was very special for me because she came to my work and surprised me with my friends. It was very nice :) The second was after marriage and her family surprised me when we were at a vacation trip. It was really nice. And the third year was the same and also at the same place but it wasn't surprising me. I couldn't act as i don't know about the planned surprise :)) This year is very special for me because it's the first year i celebrate with my lovely son. He's very young with 8 months age. So it will be very special for me and i hope that i have a long life to celebrate his birthdays :)

English radio channels Hi all, Plz i want to ask about the most famous English radio channels that can help me to improve listening skills. And how can I listen to it online or via app store. Thanks

Here's what I've learned from the first month here (Just for kidding)

1. Chinese, Japanese and Korean languages aren't the same. It was a surprise for me.

2. Being a native English speaker is the best thing ever. I'm thinking of moving to London or USA and makes my wife giving birth there to have a better life for my children.

3. Your picture is better than your language proficiency.

4. The more friends you have, The more time you lose. It's not an indicator for something else.

5. It will be better if they remove my country from the browsing tab to find language partners. They are living with me !

6. When you mentions that you are married or have a boy/girl friend. You make language barriers not partners.

7. People who apologize for not talking with you according to their priorities, Deserve a better place on Earth.

8. Feel free to contact me. And i'm also free about not answering.

9. Ordering skype ID as hard as the decision of marriage proposal.

10. There are millions of requests to have a language partner. One only can pass to make a zygote.