I had my fifth meeting via Zoom with my conversation partner Suyeol on Thursday, July 30. For today’s meeting, I asked Suyeol about a critical incident while in the United States. Our conversation ended up turning to food and, in particular, Popeyes, which, according to Suyeol, is one of the few places in the U.S. where you can buy a spicy chicken sandwich that is actually spicy. The first critical incident that Suyeol mentioned was an event that occurred shortly after his arrival to the U.S., when he was attempting to order food but got confused because he did not know that “hot” is often used as a synonym for “spicy” in English. We also discussed the myriad dialects and accents present in English and how they can inhibit understanding as well if one has not practiced listening to them. From this conversation, I was especially interested to learn about the dialogues and accents that Suyeol specifically found the most difficult and easy to understand.
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