How to quickly adapt to American life, integrate into the United States and make friends?

1. For living habits, you should investigate clearly before studying abroad.

Comrade Deng Xiaoping has long said that without investigation, there is no right to speak. If you want to study abroad and integrate into local life as soon as possible, how can you not do some background knowledge about your destination before you go? View from a height or a distance

To understand American culture and living habits, we can start from the following aspects:

First of all, movies, TV series and other film and television works that can reflect American culture are a way that most young people will not refuse to learn about American native culture quickly. The following are some good film and television works:

Movie: American Beauty (1999). The film reflects an American style of painting, including money worship, sex, drugs, violence, monotonous life and other social problems, which are widespread in developed capitalist countries in Europe and America. It is easy for American audiences to sing with the details in the film.

TV series: Friends. As a life sitcom, you can find the shadow of American family's daily life everywhere in Friends. If you read Friends and understand every joke, you can basically understand American communication style and humor, and you can also understand the mode of getting along with young Americans.

Talk Show: Trevor Noah's Daily Show, Trav's Daily Show. Talk shows attack current political news in a satirical, spoof and self-deprecating way, paying attention to all kinds of celebrities, movie stars, musicians, politicians and writers. It is a window for us to understand American imperialist life, and we can also practice authentic American spoken English.

Secondly, books, newspapers and other reading products that can reflect American imperialist culture. Usually, before studying abroad, most people will read three kinds of books, the first is a book to train oral English, the second is a book for English majors, and the third is a book to introduce their own culture.

I won't go into details about the books on spoken English. Let me introduce a series of books written by Linda, such as Enlightenment from Simpson Case, President Unreliable, I also have a dream, and Like a Comet Crossing the Night Sky. These books clearly explain the basic principles of American political and legal system in the form of letters and a series of stories. These books are simple and natural.

Of course, you can also learn about American culture through various media such as Du Niang, Zhihu, Google and Facebook.

2. Have the ability to live independently in a strange place.

Of course, theoretical basis alone is not enough to support your life in the United States, and some life skills are necessary.

First of all, you have to have certain communication skills. This does not mean that you must speak fluent English, as long as you are cheerful enough to speak. Even if you only know a few simple English words, such as hello, who are you? Bye-bye, you can still communicate with others through gestures.

Secondly, you should cultivate your ability to solve problems. When you are away from home, you can no longer depend on your parents for everything. For example, you should learn to wash your own clothes, cook in the canteen, learn to teach yourself and learn to shop. You need to work hard to solve all the problems you encounter. Of course, this does not mean that you continue to be burdened with problems that you cannot solve. Independence also includes seeking help to solve problems.

Thirdly, to be independent, you need to have a sense of responsibility and be responsible for your own affairs, instead of throwing a jar on yourself.

3. Have an open and inclusive heart to accept new things.

When we first arrive in the United States, we will encounter different situations every day, but we should do as the Romans do and respect and tolerate the differences between different cultures.

In America, everyone is free to talk about American politics, but it is taboo at home; In the United States, pedestrians need to be respected when driving, and cars can only move forward after pedestrians pass smoothly. In China, people are used to running red lights and disobeying traffic rules ... There are great cultural differences between China and the United States, so we need to have an open mind to look at these new things. We should also go out and enjoy this difference and see its beauty.