Made the Move to the US

[braveheart1 0]

Thanks, Cat! I can't wait to get out and about, even for a few days a week...I do hope my accent will be 'understandable

' Or may be a translator will be needed.

[catrocks 0]

Haha yeah... just make sure you don't ask for a glass of water or say anything that rhymes with "door".

[Gemmie 142]

I purposely exaggerate my R sometimes so that they won't have to misunderstand. Sounds more Irish though!

[StillThePrettiest 3]

when writing emails for the place where I'm volunteering, I hesitate a bit, but then I spell things the American way

I always swore I wouldn't, and of course for personal correspondence I'm not going to change, but I figure if someone hasn't met me, and their only contact with the organisation is through the email, they'll just think I can't spell

and that would be worse than ANYTHING

(it's a literacy centre )

(center)

(eugh )

[braveheart1 0]

Hi all, I've been in the US for under 2 months...Things are so different here...It's taking a lot of getting use to.