Last Saturday, my conversation partner Ahmed, my friend Jiwuan, and I went to Samrat Indian Restaurant for dinner. It's one of Ahmed's favorite places to eat; he said he goes there a few times per week. The food there is awesome, and Ahmed said he orders the same thing every time - sorry, I can't remember the name of it! He almost convinced me to get it, but I assured him I would try it next time. (Fun fact: I lied! I went back on Friday and, despite my best intentions to keep my word, I got the chili chicken again; it's really good.) I'm glad we got to go somewhere that he likes, because he doesn't seem to be a huge fan of American food. He frequently comments that it isn't very healthy, and I can't argue with him there.
So far, all of my conversation and tutoring parters have either been from South Korea or Saudi Arabia, and in my very, very limited experience people from South Korea tend to have a better grasp of the English language, at least as far as speaking is concerned. I'm definitely not trying to generalize about two entire countries, but I would be very interested in exploring the differences between those two countries' educational systems as well as the differences between Korean and Arabic. It's been an interesting and enjoyable contrast, and I'm glad to have been lucky enough to be exposed to each of these cultures.
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