Hey guys,
I'm finally putting up my dream project on the road: I'll be travelling around the world filming everything.
There are two main topics I"ll cover: first is general travel (culture, places, people, etc), and the second is more focused on different jobs around the world. I want to talk with people who found different ways to make a living, away from the general 9 to 5 job.
If anyone from those countries would like to help and contribute, or if you just want to hang out as well, send me a message and let's start talking!
:)
Another interesting article about culture shock, something to be aware of when we're having heated discussions around here :)
Things like the difference in restaurants, tipping and traffic. Highly recommended reading!
http://www.fluentin3months.com/you-are-weird/
Did any of you came across something like that in your life?
I stumbled upon this great site with comics about the cultural differences of scandinavian and other countries from around the world. The comics are cute, fun, and in the end there's a brief text explaining what's going on.
Thought it would be good to share with anyone who's interested in culture shock :)
http://satwcomic.com/
I've noticed during my few months of italki discussion boards that we rarely/never see people from Africa engaging in any kind of topic (apart from my fellow egyptian and moroccan friends from north Africa, which I see in great numbers).
I browsed in the Language Partners sections and there are hundreds of people signed here from many different countries, all the way from east, west, central and south africa. So, they are here.
So, where are you guys? Are you reading this? Give a shout out, I'd love to learn more about your countries and your points of view, as I've met very few people from your continent.
To all you english learners out there:
Do you try to focus on one particular english accent when learning the language? Or you don't worry about that and just speak with your regional accent?
I know this is suppose to be a comedy piece, but out of curiosity I wanted to ask you guys how real the german accent and tone is in that video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_xUIDRxdmc
True or not, it's kinda funny :)
I'm having the same kind of problem for a while now, and I wanted to share with you all.
I've been trying really hard to find japanese language partners, but every single time this is what happens:
1) I make a polite and friendly contact saying I wish to be their language partner
2) If there's something on their profile that is of our mutual interest, I talk about that
3) They reply back saying that they will be happy to be my partner.
4) I reply back, thanking for the kind return, and make a language related question
5) They never reply back.
Every.
Single.
Time.
Should I do something different? What do you think?
Thanks :)
