What should I talk to foreigners about?

If we sit with a group of people from all over the world, if we date New Zealand locals alone, what should we talk about? This serious problem has been bothering me for a long time. Whenever I am with foreigners, I tend to be very quiet, except for simple chatting-when I was at school, my teacher said that when I was with foreigners, I could chat casually. So now I'm really in the southern hemisphere, sneaking around with a group of people, and I often don't know what to talk about except chatting.

I hate books when I use them. Although I have studied English in China for almost ten years, I want to use it now, not only because my pronunciation is blushing and my neck is thick, but I can't even find a topic. Even the answer "how are you" is always "fine, thank you, and you?"

However, due to the circumstances and work reasons, I have to communicate with different people. As a customer service, I was nervous every day at first, afraid of hearing wrong. After doing it for a while, I found that there are so many kinds of greetings in English, colloquial slang and New Zealand dialect. But one thing makes me feel at ease. Grammar is not so obvious in daily communication. As long as it can be clearly expressed, some small flaws in grammar do not hinder communication.

Get familiar with people around you at work, from managers to security guards to cleaners, and you can talk. After getting familiar with it, try to communicate with them. At first, it was a simple conversation every time, asking what time to get off work, but each time their answers were different, from which they could learn something new. Later, everyone will talk about how the weekend went (especially every Monday), what activities have been held recently, which band came to New Zealand to hold a concert, and the god topic of New Zealand-rugby.

If you are at the bus stop, you can start talking at any time. At this time, you can use the teacher's explanation-chat. Use the weather to start a topic, and then you can get involved in a series of topics. Talk to them. All are free foreign teachers. You must make good use of resources. In fact, kiwis in New Zealand have been made very clever by Asians now. When they see Asian faces, they will slow down their speech reflexively. Sometimes they don't understand and are good at guessing. I greeted an aunt who went to work at the mall that day, and I said, "Not yet? See you these days. Long time no see. I guess she heard "How are you today?" How are you? "So she smiled and answered me," I'm fine, thank you. "Well, well, my pronunciation must be very poor.

Some newcomers will like to go to church to chat with their grandparents. Most grandparents are patient and friendly. When you talk to foreigners, you will slow down and often think about how to speak simply so that non-English users can understand. Try to find simple words to express it.

I was afraid to say a word from the beginning, and now I can relax and talk for hours. From simple greetings to talking about the future, ideals, life and culture. What is privacy? As long as the other person doesn't mind, we can talk a lot. Many people are willing to share their stories.

Besides, chatting with people from other countries can not only practice English, but also shorten the distance. Because we are strangers in different places, we can feel the inner drift and closeness to each other instantly. When you meet a talkative person, the other person can always find a topic. I just need to go along with his topic. When you meet a coward, encourage each other more. It is better to talk more about life in a foreign country. People become more familiar with each other and communicate more frequently, such as telephone messages and skype, which makes more and more topics.

I remember when I was chatting with skype, I was extremely slow in typing English, and I had to open two online translators. Every time I finish talking, I feel a great loss of energy. After getting used to it, it is very convenient to send text messages and chat in English now. We can talk with friends from all over the world about the movies we watched together, various styles of music, different customs, different cultures, family members and interesting things when we were children. Talking about the story of college roommates. Although different countries have different cultural backgrounds, in fact, everyone is older and will have a common language when they meet.

Recently, people have found that there are two topics that will never go out of date, and most people are interested in them, that is, food and emotion. Two eternal topics, talk to each other. No? Shy, just an attempt.

Don't be afraid of poor English, as long as the other party can understand, communication is effective.

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