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10 myths about Americans that you will say goodbye to when you move to the USA

During my life in the USA, I said goodbye to many of my stereotypes and prejudices about Americans. Here's just one of them: in the States they eat only fast food, so there are a lot of overweight people there. Myth 1: All Americans are workaholics I lived for a long time believing this myth. Until I started working with Americans and realized...

Tatyana Vorozhko

Journalist of the Ukrainian Voice of America Service

How to do everything and be happy: a recipe for effectiveness from a successful immigrant

Everyone has faced the problem of burnout at work or, conversely, did not know which way to approach this or that matter. Which rules of efficiency should be followed, and which should be avoided - Tatyana Vorozhko shared her personal experience, opinion and recommendations...

Ksenia Kirillova

journalist ForumDaily

'With my people': sketches from the life of the Russian diaspora in Europe

It is always difficult, if you are not used to it, to find some premises in Belgrade. Cultural centers can be hidden on the floors of residential buildings, the entrances of these houses are no different from neighboring ones, and the houses themselves can be hidden on streets that are invisible at first glance. Sometimes…

Personal experience: how I independently improved my English from zero to level B2

Ivan Rubtsov spoke in a column for the Habr website about his experience of learning English and shared things that worked and didn’t work for him personally. He recalled that the process of learning a language is very individual, and one can never say that any one method is correct...

How homeless people live in the USA: a difficult story of one man

A small coffee shop, from the windows of which the Pacific Ocean gleams in the rays of the awakened sun. Tom, a skinny 55-year-old American, carefully puts a piece of apple pie for his wife. Suddenly a bearded man comes in. Greasy blonde hair just begs for a haircut. A soiled windbreaker, badly worn jeans ...

Ksenia Kirillova

journalist ForumDaily

What is the difference between the mentality of Americans and Russians, and why this can create problems in the USA

The difference in mentality that exists between different cultures often makes understanding between people difficult. However, there are cases when such differences lead not only to everyday troubles and disappointments, but even to problems with the law. Presumption of voluntariness For example, in the United States there is...

Ksenia Kirillova

journalist ForumDaily

Five of the most exotic sights in the USA

There are certainly many more exotic locations in the United States. Although the USA is a relatively young country, here you can find attractions for all tastes: Victorian buildings and dizzying skyscrapers, huge green parks and endless deserts, ocean coast and mountain peaks. But we chose ...

Prisoner of Fahrenheit Castle: how to get used to the American system of weights and measures

In the beginning there was meat. I looked at the price tag - inexpensive, and smiled. After the price there were letters l and b. That's it - $5.99 lb. I asked for 2, and the seller began his manipulations: he put on disposable gloves, took out a piece of meat from the display case, threw it on...

Annexation and family status: why you shouldn’t formalize divorce or marriage in Crimea

Recently, my office has been frequently contacted regarding the issue of divorce in Crimea, so I decided to clarify the situation somewhat with the help of this column. Not everyone knows that divorces filed in Crimea annexed by Russia after March 26, 2014 are not recognized...

How to ask for a pencil and not be considered rude: why our people are not understood in the USA

Ask for a pen or pencil - what could be easier! This is what we taught at school: “Give me a pen (a pencil) please.” Using this simple phrase as an example, I want to show how sometimes the academic differs from the real...

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