I just found something really sad and brutal. The truth is no matter how hard you work on your second language , you will NEVER be a native speaker. As a Chinese , I have been living in the States for 5 years. I love American cultures ( but mainly old fashioned, like Jazz or something ) As Frank Sinatra said “ I wanna be a part of it. New York New York “ I love the US more than China. But nobody will think I’m an American unless either I was born and raised in the US or I don’t have an Asian look. As you see I can’t handle English as well as abc guys , I don’t have a recognizable face or icon. Everybody assumes I have the same point of view as other Chinese have. The same to the people who are learning Asian languages. Even if some foreigners can speak perfect Chinese in China , they are still foreigners. The world need to be improved.

Two rice ? When I go to the Asian restaurants and order the extra rice for delivery , how should I say it ? Can I get two rice ? (Lame lol ) Can I get two cuppa rice ? ( kinda wired) Can I get two pieces of rice ? ( sucks ) Can I get two items of rice ? ( too formal and still weird) I have no idea with that, do you ?

I’m thinking about ( how) to say that ? I’m thinking about how to say it. Is this expression native ? Thx.

Feel itchy ? Feel happy ( adj.) Feel pain ( noun ) Feel itch or itchy ?

Can you help me to correct this expression ? A: You wanna wear the combat boots today ? B: Well it’s kinda cool A: or you wanna wear Nike air Jordan 1 ? B: hm either one ( impatient ) A: what about this… B: come on ! What’s the matter with wearing what kind of shoes ?

Is it correct to say :” something is adj. to do “ For example : houses are easy to get in than apartments. ( by the robber )

I don’t like them wearing the sandals ? I like Hawaii , but I don’t like the people there wearing the sandals I don’t like them wearing the sandals there ? I don’t like they wearing the sandals there ?

Do we say man to a woman ? I’m kind of interested in New York’s street English , I sometimes see black people here keep saying “ this is dope man , come on man “ when they actually talk to a man, but I want to know when they talk to a girl , do they drop the style or just use “ ma’am “ instead ? Thank you

A US citizen or an US citizen ? Why ?