I often meet people from English-speaking countries in Korea because of my line of work. There are advantages to meeting people from overseas this ways. Firstly, I can learn about different cultures. People in Korea from abroad tend to try to adopt to Korean people. But sometimes, I can still feel the culture gap. When that happens, we teach each other and learn about our respective cultures. It's also possible to brush up on my English. I can really feel in the flesh how different real-life spoken English is from the expressions I learned in textbooks. Whenever I meet my foreign friends, I realize 'this is why learn English.'
- Lots of people from overseas workk at my company. / People from overseas can use a passport as an ID.
- We broke up because of the cultural gap. / There is a cultural gap between people from different parts of the country.
- In real-life spoken English, grammar is little less important. / The way people talk on TV is a little different from real-life spoken English.
1: You seem to have a lot of friends from overseas.
2: Yes, I have friends that I interact with often.
1: Oh, really? It must be nice to learn about each other's cultures.
2: Sure. It also helps me casually improve my English.
1: I'm sure it does. I'd life to make friends from abroad, too.
2: I have a lot of opportunities because of line of work.