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  • solie
    University: Sun Yat-sen University
    Nationality: China
    February 16, 2020 at 12:15 pm

    Thanks teacher, I have revised my article:

    The number of people who have to live in a foreign country has increased since decades age. There are a lot of problems for these people’s daily life, but I would argue that the benefits of living overseas where people speak a foreign language can overwhelm these negative effects.

    For one thing, staying in a foreign nation may not damage people’s social life. Because people all around the world tend to use English to communicate with others. People can use the language spoken in this country to make a conversation, and generally, native speakers can understand that foreigners cannot master this language as fluent as they do. So they are going to slow down their speaking speed and make their word as understandable as possible. Besides, language is not the only way to socialize with others. If people sincerely want to immerse themselves in the local society, they will use a variety of methods, such as body language, eye contact and translate apps to achieve a conversation. So they are able to make lots of friends instead of being alone.

    Other problems associating with practical life are also solvable. Living in a unacquainted surrounding not only make people feel stressful, but also give them a chance to experience a different world and learn to take their own life and work commitment. For example, they are able to deal with problems referring to accommodation like house rent, electricity and water cost as well as integrate into the community. And living abroad to work or study is more efficient because of the high cost of living and tremendous pressures put on them.

    Overall, living in a non-native-speaking country cannot cause serious problems neither in people’s social lives, nor in dealing with their practical work.