Do American women only speak a language?
Hello. So I’m a Swiss foreign exchange student in the U.S. As you might know, in Switzerland we speak French, German and Italian. In the past I was a foreign exchange student in nations such as Poland, Brazil, Argentine, Colombia and Romania and I never experienced any problems when communicating with the locals since most people in those nations are bilingual. However, here in the U.S. it seems like most American women only speak English, it seems like most bilingual people are either immigrants or American men. Sometimes I get bored at college and feel like talking to any of my female classmates, however, they only speak English.
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talk to your male classmates i don't see a problem
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American women love swiss cheese, swiss army knives and K-swiss shoes but they detest Swiss men. I'm surprised none of them told you.
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Americans usually speak only one language (english). Men and women recieve the same oppurtunities to speak a foreign language. But as the say, "Use it, or loose it" We don't usually speak other languages that much.
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Unfortunately the answer is Yes. I am foreign as well from South East Asia. And dissapointed when found out how Americans are just so content in their own world. I live in Bay Area San Francisco. I knew some women, who doesn't even know which highway to take from Walnut Creek to San Francisco.
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Most people speak only English here. I believe it's the most used language in the world. It would be very useful for you to learn english, but yes, it is sad that most American's only speak English. I hope you are getting by okay.
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Obviously you speak English since you just type this question in English..So why do you feel the need to speak in another language around your American classmates?? And NO some American women are bilingual
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i am an american woman and i speak french english and spanish
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yep, most only speak english. unless they're still in touch with their cultures which means they might use their native language as well. and very rarely, you'll meet some that have just taken the initiative to learn a second language because it interests them. hey, at least you speak english too right? :)
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Well, you see...English is the official language of America. So, naturally, that is what we AMERICAN women typically speak. If you don't like how us "simple little American gals" talk, then you can surely take your FOREIGN butt and exchange it right back over to Switzerland!! I promise that I won't shed a tear to see you go. ;o)
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It's true, most Americans only speak English. There are many reasons for this. There's often little opportunity to practice or to use the language in America outside of some small ethnic communities (with the exception of Spanish). There is also not much of a monetary benefit. In many countries, being bilingual is a huge boost, almost to the point of being a requirement. But in the United States, extra education, such as a Master's degree, is more valuable than a second language, so it's often neglected. I think it's just random chance that the only bilingual Americans you have come across are men. American men and women are close to equally bad at foreign languages.
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The women in america do usually only speak 1 language. I'm from California and speak some Spanish and some Italian tho it is limited. Most people in California speak some spanish just because of the huge influence it has on our culture. I speak some Italian because all 4 of my Grandparents were born in Italy and both my parents were fluent in Italian. Unfortunately they used to speak Italian when they didn't want me to know what they were saying. I think it is a sad thing that Americans usually do not retain the language if their families. I know my family had the attitude that we are Americans now so we wil speak their language. Kind of sad. Why was I taught all of the family recipes and how to cook things passed down from generations but not how to Communicate in the language of my family?
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Then learn English. Most of the world knows English and its the main business language. So Americans don't need to know three languages like you.
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Its soooooo true. They live on pure English, poor of them.
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
British Colombia- Cool place to move? What is it like?
British Colombia- Cool place to move? What is it like?
I'm canadian from Quebec thinking of moving with the west side. Ive never been there. I am 21 and i want to live in the city. What is the cost of living over there and how easy is it to find an appartment? Vancouver is a thought because its really the only place i know over there, what are some other cool cities with plenty of good jobs for students? I would also like to attend college there. What are my main options in that region? thank you very much,
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B.C. is very expensive to live in. Jobs are also scarce, but being a student you dont' need to worry about that. I am not sure about housing, but I am sure that you can find a dorm or apartment. B.C. is beautiful!
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Vancouver and Victoria or Kamloops are the best options. Kamloops is the cheapest to live in. It's pretty easy to find apartments as long as you have the money to pay for them. There's lots of office jobs in Vancouver and Vancouver is a great place for students. It rains a lot, though, just so you know!
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Other cities would be Victoria. Kelowna is getting slightly bigger, but i wouldnt really consider it a city. Cost of living is pretty expensive, but still fairly similar to Montreal. There are always lots of places on the market, and real estate cost is going down. Your options for Universities in Vancouver are: UBC (probably the best out of all of these), SFU, and Emily Carr if you are into Art. Victoria has UVIC
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Not sure where Canadian Girl lives, but most of BC is DYING for breathing bodies to work! There are TONSSS of jobs around here. I'm in Victoria, and you will have noooo problem finding a job. However, rent is expensive, and we have one of the lowest vacancy rates in the country. Can you be a bit more specific college wise. Is there a specific program/area of study that you are interested in? There are TONS of colleges/uni's out here. SFU, UBC, UVIC, Royal Roads, Camosun College, Capilano College, Douglas College, Vancouver Community College ect ect Here's a website with a list of Colleges/Uni's in the area! http://www.choosebccolleges.ca/ Malaspina College-University http://www.mala.ca/index.asp Good Luck!!
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Vancouver is a good city to live in but not very cheap. Apartments and housing is a bit pricy. You might be able to find a one bedroom apartment for 1000 a month near skytrain station in Burnaby. Downtown is a lot more expensive maybe around 1400 or so. The more you go to the East it gets cheaper. Coquitlam and Maple Ridge and langley are cheaper but further from Vancouver. You can probably get a basement suite in Vancouver south for around 700 or 800. Shared is always cheaper though. There are two main universities. UBC and SFU. They're both pretty hard to get into but depends how your academic standings are. SFU is in North of burnaby available to most of Vancouver and burnaby by Bus and skytrain. UBC is in West of Vancouver with many buses ending there. Most people go to college first. Langara college is in Vancouver south and Douglas college is in New west minister and another campus in Coquitlam. Douglas is close to skytrain but Langara's skytrain station finishes in 2009. Finding job is not that hard depending on your experience. Construction jobs are available almost everywhere. Food costs are still quite lower in contrast to other cities. You can usually buy cheap grouseries from local chinese or Indian stores. The weather is usually very nice. Not a lot of wind chill, or snow and not that cold in the winter and not that hot in the summer. BRing an umbrella with you since it'll be raining a lot. Other cities of BC are good too especially on the Island but I would say better for old people. Good luck if you decided to come here.
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If you try Vancouver, be warned: The cost of living there is high.
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I'm canadian from Quebec thinking of moving with the west side. Ive never been there. I am 21 and i want to live in the city. What is the cost of living over there and how easy is it to find an appartment? Vancouver is a thought because its really the only place i know over there, what are some other cool cities with plenty of good jobs for students? I would also like to attend college there. What are my main options in that region? thank you very much,
Vancouver - 6 Answers
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B.C. is very expensive to live in. Jobs are also scarce, but being a student you dont' need to worry about that. I am not sure about housing, but I am sure that you can find a dorm or apartment. B.C. is beautiful!
2 :
Vancouver and Victoria or Kamloops are the best options. Kamloops is the cheapest to live in. It's pretty easy to find apartments as long as you have the money to pay for them. There's lots of office jobs in Vancouver and Vancouver is a great place for students. It rains a lot, though, just so you know!
3 :
Other cities would be Victoria. Kelowna is getting slightly bigger, but i wouldnt really consider it a city. Cost of living is pretty expensive, but still fairly similar to Montreal. There are always lots of places on the market, and real estate cost is going down. Your options for Universities in Vancouver are: UBC (probably the best out of all of these), SFU, and Emily Carr if you are into Art. Victoria has UVIC
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Not sure where Canadian Girl lives, but most of BC is DYING for breathing bodies to work! There are TONSSS of jobs around here. I'm in Victoria, and you will have noooo problem finding a job. However, rent is expensive, and we have one of the lowest vacancy rates in the country. Can you be a bit more specific college wise. Is there a specific program/area of study that you are interested in? There are TONS of colleges/uni's out here. SFU, UBC, UVIC, Royal Roads, Camosun College, Capilano College, Douglas College, Vancouver Community College ect ect Here's a website with a list of Colleges/Uni's in the area! http://www.choosebccolleges.ca/ Malaspina College-University http://www.mala.ca/index.asp Good Luck!!
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Vancouver is a good city to live in but not very cheap. Apartments and housing is a bit pricy. You might be able to find a one bedroom apartment for 1000 a month near skytrain station in Burnaby. Downtown is a lot more expensive maybe around 1400 or so. The more you go to the East it gets cheaper. Coquitlam and Maple Ridge and langley are cheaper but further from Vancouver. You can probably get a basement suite in Vancouver south for around 700 or 800. Shared is always cheaper though. There are two main universities. UBC and SFU. They're both pretty hard to get into but depends how your academic standings are. SFU is in North of burnaby available to most of Vancouver and burnaby by Bus and skytrain. UBC is in West of Vancouver with many buses ending there. Most people go to college first. Langara college is in Vancouver south and Douglas college is in New west minister and another campus in Coquitlam. Douglas is close to skytrain but Langara's skytrain station finishes in 2009. Finding job is not that hard depending on your experience. Construction jobs are available almost everywhere. Food costs are still quite lower in contrast to other cities. You can usually buy cheap grouseries from local chinese or Indian stores. The weather is usually very nice. Not a lot of wind chill, or snow and not that cold in the winter and not that hot in the summer. BRing an umbrella with you since it'll be raining a lot. Other cities of BC are good too especially on the Island but I would say better for old people. Good luck if you decided to come here.
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If you try Vancouver, be warned: The cost of living there is high.
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Where can I make contact with some school in the USA to schedule an appoitment in chat with american students?
Where can I make contact with some school in the USA to schedule an appoitment in chat with american students?
I'm an english teacher in Colombia, and I would like to develop a chat activity with my students so they can meet and chat with students in the USA, they are fifth grade elementary students, from nine to eleven years old, in english off course.
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I think that's a great idea. I'd put it here that you're looking for 4th or 5th grade teachers. There's got to be a bunch who look here. It may take a while to find them so keep posting. There's probably some upper elementary school forums as well, but I don't know of them. Good luck.
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Thursday, September 1, 2011
California or Australia. Which are the Top Business School in this places?
California or Australia. Which are the Top Business School in this places?
I'm 33 years old from Colombia. I spend a lot of years dedicated to business, and also International social working. I'm concedering on going to Business School, as an Old non-traditional college student. I like Southern California, and East-Coast Australia, because It's important for me to study near beaches with good waves for surfing. I have been surfing since I was a Kid. Thanks.
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In Southern California, the best business school is the Anderson School at UCLA. This is assuming that you already have a bachelor's degree and are planning on getting an MBA. If you do not, then USC is probably the best of the undergraduate programs in the area. I'll let the Australians speak for themselves!
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If you are interested in social work you will want to go to school for an MSW not a business degree. There are good schools in southern CA and in Australia. DA
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G'day, Australia East-Coast... then Brisbane, Gold Coast even Cairns will be the one to go. Some may argue that the university belongs to The Group of 8 (www.go8.edu.au) are the 'famous' one. However they group was formed just to unify the promotional effort. The members cannot claim that they are the best at everything that they offers. There are only 42 (soon to be 43) universities in Australia, all of them are fully accredited and they are tightly regulated, therefore the quality and recognition of their graduates are equal from wherever university you are studying from. The most important thing is you have to READ the course information carefully, since some courses may have the same name but different content. There are quite alot of Australian universities offering business courses to international students. To find out the course that you are taking and where it is offered, I suggest you to go to Dept of Education, Science and Technology (http://cricos.dest.gov.au) and IDP Education Australia website (www.idp.edu.au) online databases. The information abt fees & requirements can be found in the university's website. Please make sure that you access the information for internationals students, since some requirements, application form and fees are different than Australians'. Once decided on the uni, fill in the application form and send it together with certified copy of your academic qualification. You may also need to submit an IELTS test results for proof of your English proficiency (www.ielts.org) You will need to find the area of business that you want to specialise in. This may be marketing/accounting/MBA etc. Check if the uni's are offering the area. Hope this helps. Good luck for your study :)
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