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Oct 2022
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#188 England and America's Cultural Diff...

Michael Lavers
About this episode

Today, I decided to do a more casual and relaxed episode since I'm still a bit ill at the time of recording. I discuss my own experiences of the USA and some of the culture shocks I had during my 3-week trip there.

I discuss these differences from my own point of view and how this is reflected in the language too.

I should say, I feel like I sounded a bit negative towards America. If that's the case, it was not intended! I love the US and the American people.

Here's the YouTube video I mentioned in the episode: https://youtu.be/gKEPecsTD0E

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