Tag Archives: Culture

9 Tips on How to better communicate with Americans

Originally posted on Southeast Schnitzel:
When first-time expatriates arrive in the United States they are often underprepared for the North American way of communicating. This is especially true for Central Europeans who tend to assume that i) they learned enough about American communication patterns via literature and media consumption, and/or ii) communication styles are very similar…

Misunderstandings in communication

I think what many situations like this show, is not how the speaker mispronouncing the words is unable to speak properly in the target language, but rather how the listener is unable to understand and thus shows their lack of international exposure.

For all my British friends…

I am discovering that I am in love with Buzzfeed, seriously! Take this post for example: “21 Brilliant British People Problems“… if you yourself know a Brit, I surmise you understand! Click here to see the list of awesome British-ness. Update: I missed this list of clips the first time around: “10 Reason’s British ComedyContinue reading “For all my British friends…”