Exchange Student Q&A | Feeling Unsafe | Reverse Culture Shock | Making Friends | Host Family
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- čas přidán 22. 07. 2024
- Hey guys,
today I have another long awaited exchange student Q&A for you and this one is a really good one (if I may say so myself). I will be discussing lots of interesting aspects of any study abroad experiences such as how to deal with your host family, how to make friends as an exchange student, how to deal with culture shock and reverse culture shock as well as feeling unsafe. As always, if you have any other questions in general or questions relating directly to my study abroad experience or need any tips on how to become an exchange student in the USA or elsewhere, please leave them down in the comments below. I will get back to you as soon as possible and might feature your questions in one of my upcoming exchange student Q&As.
As always, lot of love,
Laura - Jak na to + styl
I have a good impression of Germany since watching these videos ( you're a great ambassador).
Question: Do you ( or Germans in general) speak other European languages ( French ,Spanish, Italian,Portuguese....) ?
hahaha I'm very glad I'm representing us well so far. I will go in depth about this question in a future Q&A but the quick answer is yea, we tend to speak more than one European language
your channel is wonderful!! and ur so beautiful!!!! ❤❤
Thank you gorgeous! I love how supportive you are
Another great video ❤️❤️
You're too sweet! Thank you so much :D
I'm really hope, ur happy ! keep going 😍😍😍
Thank you so much! That's so sweet of you!!!
it is sooooo Awesome,,,, awesome video!
Thank you so much, love
I would've liked to ask about both, Germans and Americans, do you think they are well-informed? Do they like to watch the news or get their news from influencers?
I will definitely answer this in a future Q&A. Very interesting question and I definitely think there are some differences between the cultures
Ur videos are so helpful ❤️
Thank you, you're so lovely! Always let me know if I can help you out
Did you have in home a monthly visit with the representative of the organization ?
I wanted to ask you your perception on the differences in restaurants in Germany compared to the USA. I have noticed on my many trips to Germany, it seems as though the restaurants are a lot more reasonable in overall price compared to the USA. Also the food seems as though its fresher and cooked actually to order as opposed to the USA where the food is mostly pre-cooked and just reheated or they finish cooking it. My friend Jan (he pronounces it Yan in English) went out tonight in Duisburg and he had a HUGE plate of Pfeffer Schnitzel with fries and a drink for like 10 euro. That easily would have been 20 euro here. There is a German Restaurant in my hometown of San Jose California called Teskes Germania and plate of jaeger schnitzel is $25, I have never paid more than 15 euro in Germany for the same. Well sorry for rambling, I was supposed to be over at my friends but I came down with covid so now planning 3/1 to Germany
Very interesting topic. Each country handles their restaurants differently and while what you say is true I can also think of some things that American restaurants do that I like much better than in German restaurants. For instance that water is free in American restaurants and that they give you refills. But I think I will go more in depth about this topic in a future video. Thank you for giving me this interesting thing to think about. That's why I love being able to exchange ideas on cultural differences etc. Makes you think differently about stuff
Laura, did your host parents give you a house key? 🏡🔑 And what did you think about that, whether they did or didn't?
Wonderful information as always, thanks!
Very interesting question. I will include it in my exchange student Q&A as I'm sure many will be interested in the answer. But to not keep you waiting: I actually didn't get a housekey but most times someone would be home before me or one of my host siblings would get home at the same time. Not even sure the door was always locked to be honest :D
Laura. I watch a channel by a German Girl (her hometown is Muenchen) named Felicia Hofner...her channel is now "Feli From Germany'. She has remarked many times how people in the US will say "Excuse me" when passing close to other people , say in aisles in a store, where as Germans don't say that even if they Bump into you as they pass by. When she visits Germany her new American way of doing things kicks in and she says "Entschuldigung" often in that type of situation...and Germans look at her funny when she does. Can you comment about that from your experience having lived in both Germany and the US?. She also says that Sales People and Waiters/Waitresses are more polite and friendly in the US. Can you comment on that as well? Tschuess!
I will definitely make a video about that because there is so much so say on this topic of general behavior and politeness. To give a short answer I would say that Germans and Americans are very different in their general approach to other people/ strangers. Many of the stereotypes about Germans in that regard are somewhat true. We don't communicate much with people we don't know. Definitely something I only started noticing once I left the country, though
That's funny back to drumpy land lol.. Well what about proms did you go to that or any school dance. And I remembereed you mentioned you only had a week before school started. Now is that normal or can an exchange student arrive a month during the summer and get use to the surroundings. Also the agency never sent or y'all meaning the host family and you, never exchanged photos prior to arrival. That to me for an agency needs fixing. It would be best to have some kind of knowledge on each other or am I wrong about that. Thanks and keep up the good work..
I will include these questions in an upcoming exchange student Q&A, however, I can already tell you that the very short period that exchange students get before high school starts is kind of normal. I don't think anyone got significantly more than two weeks. And yes, I did get to go to homecoming and prom although prom was very different from what I expected
@@honey27003 oh really how so wow interesting
@@joeyj8675 I'll talk about it in a video but in general I would say that prom was overrated
@@honey27003 really wow lol I take it, you didn’t have a good time. Ya every prom is different from small town to big cities.
Good vid, Laura! While you were "Deep in the Heart of Texas" (It's a famous, old song. Look it up!), were you ever invited to do a real (Red State) "Southern" thing like shoot a gun (hopefully aimed at a target, not a Democrat), or ride a horse? Also, prior to your selection for your program (CBYX, correct?), was there a minimum-English-fluency requirement, or a test for English fluency? Grüß aus Kalifornien! Dein, Raimund
I will touch on that more in a different video as I think it could be very interesting for future exchange students as well. I was actually somewhat prohibited to do many of these things as they weren't fully covered by insurance. Our exchange organization did not want us to do any of these things. Of course, being in Texas, you get to at least watch
Your insta is back, isn't it? I'm very happy for you 😭 😂
nope, it's not back... not that I know of at least :/
@@honey27003 eh, it's really weird because starting yesterday, I can view your account's bio. The number of following, follower & post appears as usual. But it seems that your account is private. 😅
@@gk_hmz That's very weird. It's not me. Maybe you could report it for me?
@@honey27003 alright. Anyway, I'm in the middle of exam weeks. Take care Laura 😄
@@gk_hmz Good luck! I'm sure you'll do amazing
Thanks for the advice, Laura!💕 Also do u have an Insta acc?
Thank you for taking the time to watch! Not yet, unfortunately... I need to make one