Communication with Americans is an inevitable stage in the socialization of everyone who happens to be in the United States. Even if you came just as a tourist, you can only feel the real taste of America when you start interacting with the locals. I will make a reservation right away that it is extremely important to understand the phenomenon of the "American mentality" ...
Here you may get the feeling that everyone knows each other, because you can hear dialogues from all sides: “Hello! How are you?". If you are standing in line at the supermarket and hear this addressed to you, smile and say, “Okay! How about you?". Prices…
Moving to the United States for permanent residence, the newly-born immigrant faces not only stress after entering a foreign country and a new language environment, but also everyday problems. In a short period of time, a person needs to find housing, obtain identity documents, ...
In the United States, I was often surprised that some of the details of Hollywood films, which previously seemed to me an eccentric directorial technique, a mistake by filmmakers, or simply an obvious exaggeration, turned out to be taken directly from life. Everyday American Life. The cult of sports The plots of many youth films are based on ...
How does a Belarusian newly arrived in America differ from, for example, an Indian? Habit. We, every one of us, have the fearful look of a deer in the hunting season. We sit on the edge of a chair, looking around, ready to immediately begin explaining why we are innocent. IN…
Each nation has its own characteristics, which often confuse foreigners. Many tourists come to another country to get to know the traditions of local residents better, but leave in complete bewilderment. “Faktrum” talks about the very strange habits and traditions of US residents...
For some, America is skyscrapers, downtown full of energy and traffic jams, and for others, it is a small town with neat doll houses, in which everyone knows each other. It is not at all necessary to conquer New York or Los Angeles to feel happy and ...
A year ago, I did not even think about returning. They say that the first few years are the most difficult, and then you begin to rebuild. I kept waiting for it to happen to me, trying to somehow explain my rejection, trying to notice and appreciate the dignity ...
By God, I can’t understand when people take offense at me and accuse me of writing one-sidedly—only good things about America, only bad things about Russia. It feels like people have only one eye on my page if they see exactly 50% of the information.…
American neighbors are a much more peaceful natural phenomenon than the familiar drill man, rammstein man, and scandal man. Unless the human hero-lover dilutes the dull routine of the tenant: a minimum of drama, a lot of smiles and non-binding greetings. We lived in the fourth room. Room two ...