So Sofia, you come from 2 different countries (Spain and France) and you have decided to come and live in London (at least for the time being) How do you find it here?
It is interesting to understand that we can’t learn a language properly if we are not in the country that the language comes from. Since I can remember I have been learning English in France and in Spain (the two countries where I come from), but the real challenge came when I was 17 years old and I came to London to do an English course; I felt in love with the city but it was really difficult for me to understand anything. I thought to myself this is not possible - my all my life learning English and I can’t understand a word of what they are saying!!!! So I decided to come back to London and learn the language in London.
After 3 months I was able to understand and I was enjoying being part of a conversation between English native speakers, I’ve now been here 4 years and I very much enjoy living and working in London.
There are certain things that were said about the English Culture and people and before I came here and got to know the reality I never really understood some of the different characteristics of the English people.
I believe that before judging anyone we should all have a first hand taste of what they are offering, the majority of my friends in London are English or they have been living in London for a very long time; I love their patience and their understanding, they are very polite and I feel very safe in London. Compare this to other cities where you might feel the aggressiveness as soon as you disembark of the plane.
What about the food? Well in London you can eat food from everywhere in the world so it is not really true that the food isn’t good, it is the city where you can taste the flavours of Japan, China, Spain, Portugal, France, Turkey, Lebanon as well as the famous British cuisine (which actually isn’t at all bad).
Thanks Sofia
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