Hi European here.
I always heard America is pretty competitive and that the people are very direct/speak their mind.
I’m quite the sensitive person, so I was wondering if it could be hard for me if I would ever go to America and if I needed to become more “tough”.
And would someone like me even be welcomed or would I be rejected?
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Sensitivity is more than fine! You’d fit right in. However, you very much need to be able to firmly advocate for yourself, and be confident in what is necessary for your health needs.
I feel like it also depends on where you go. It’s a big country and the culture can be drastically different in different areas, even within the same state.
True. I just don’t get why so many Americans can be so confident. I hope I can keep up with that. Cause my parents ruined my confidence with all the trauma they introduced to me. But maybe it would help just going out of the country of my parents
Literally just lean into your accent and it’ll carry you 100% of the way through conversation 😜 Don’t even worry about feeling like you’re hamming it up. We can’t tell the difference!
What do you mean by accent? I can only do an American accent (maybe a little British if I try hard)
No I mean your native accent. I see you’re from germany, and while you might not think you have one, I’d dare to assure you that you do! Even baseline “American” is technically transatlantic IIRC
I think I watched too much American TV it’s kinda hard for me to do the German accent now and it feels weird to do tbh
Unless it’s absolutely perfect, a native speaker will pick up your accent…how’s your “th” that’s usually a dead give away for native German speakers.
'Murican here. We’re home to every personality under the sun - if you feel like the person you’re dealing with is an asshole, they probably are. Disengage and move on - you’ll find pleasant people.
Given the political disaster we’re about to dive into, you might want to wait a bit to gauge how we treat our guests over the next few months - we’ve definitely set the stage to go full Nazi, whether or not we actually do remains to be seen.
Fucked up politics aside, welcome aboard if you ever decide to visit!
