Chat Participant]: To Karin: how about briefly introduce the main culture shocks that foreign students might face?
A [EducationUSA Webchat Guests] Karin: Food is a big issue for many students. The food is different and you might not be able to get Taiwanese food. Some students have also noticed that U.S. restaurants are relatively expensive, and that the meals are huge by Asian standards. Another culture shock is that a lot of Americans really don’t know much about the rest of the world. They might not know where Taiwan is or the difference between China and Taiwan. However, they are friendly and you can teach them! Q [Keaton]: To Franc: 如何打入白人的圈子呢？因為聽到已經去美國唸書的學長姐表示：美國同學會不太耐煩聽我們有口音或是不流利的英文。而且似乎比較英雄主義，如果自己學業成績較為落後，同學通常不太搭理，遇到這樣的情況，我該怎麼調整自己？ A [EducationUSA Webchat Guests] Franc: Keaton: I think a good first step is to check out your school’s Chinese department and find a language exchange partner. Learning Chinese is VERY popular in the US, so you can meet a lot of people that way. They will also be more patient with your limited English (but you will improve very quickly). I made a lot of friends t
