Friday, January 16, 2009

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My most embarassing experience

In my mind, the most embarassing experience is the first time I went to meijer. This experience is very terrbile. I want to buy a light bulb, but i did not know how to say this word at that time. I found my IPO mentor (who picked me up in the airport and took me to dormitory) in the meijer, and explained what I wanted to buy. I told him, "I want to buy a ball". Then, he took me to shelves on which I could buy basketball, football. I told him, "this ball can shine". So he brought me to shelves where I could buy some toy-balls. I was very embarassed at that moment. I explained that again, but he also did not know what I said. Luckily, one of my friends came to find me, and he told waiter I wanted to buy a light bulb. And then, the waiter helped me to buy my first American light bulb. This is my most embrarassing experience.
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8 comments:

  1. Crystal LynnJanuary 18, 2009 at 2:14 PM

    Well, it can be difficult to find the right words to use when you're in a new country. I can imagine that it takes a while to get accustomed to using a different language everywhere you go.

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  2. JerryJanuary 21, 2009 at 1:11 AM

    It is really an embarassing experience. For me, I also feel that sometimes it is quite hard to find a exact word to explain what I want to say. One of the reason of that is we are in a totally different country. We need to speak a different language that we don't master like Chinese. I think the only method to solve this question is to improve our English as soon as possible.

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  3. yangyangJanuary 21, 2009 at 9:58 AM

    Absolutely, it is difficult to buy things if you do not know the name of the things that you want to buy. Actually, I had in the same situation just like you. However, I did not find anyone who can help me. Thus, I mean you are really lucky.

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  4. ericJanuary 21, 2009 at 10:28 AM

    i think it would not happen again, bcause you totally improved your english skills

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  5. Jonathan LeeJanuary 21, 2009 at 2:24 PM

    Yeah. I know that now your skills are better. I wonder which mentor it was that took you to Meijer. I would like to know because I could see if they remember this story.

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  6. Z-HANJanuary 22, 2009 at 9:11 AM

    It is not easy for a new-arriveing customer shop in a supermaeket. The self-help service is really make us confuse at first time. However, in Chinese words"the most difficult is the begining". You go over the hard time, moreover you would never had that time in USA. Don't think that is shameful, imagine if other foreigners shopping in China, they may not do better than us.

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  7. jimJanuary 25, 2009 at 1:33 AM

    hey man, you should buy that ball!

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  8. AndyJanuary 28, 2009 at 2:32 PM

    Hi,buddy. You are a funny guy.

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