u/One_Discussion4666

I know many people learning English tend to watch shows like Friends, HIMYM, and The Big Bang Theory, but please diversify a little more.

As a native English speaker and American, I find these shows don't accurately represent just how diverse a lot of the US is and a LOT of the writing is outdated.

I recommend watching shows like:

- Community (still a product of its time, but more diverse and it allows people to decide what's funny to THEM instead of being pushed by a laugh track.)

- Modern Family (pretty much the same idea as above, but it highlights a literal more "modern family" that Americans/western people live like (many of us have very mixed families))

(And just for fun, I'll throw in some animation)

-Peppa Pig (children's show, England)

-Bluey (family show, Australia)

-Adventure Time (family show, United States)

Steven Universe (family show, United States)

All of these shows are spoken at a moderate speed and all have interesting plots and characters that reflect a more modern time period in the west/English speaking countries.

Please diversify more with your shows so you're better prepared for conversations with a diverse community.

Leave some shows below that fit the idea if you'd like!

I am trying to practice 냐하면. Can I say "왜 했냐하면 재밌었어요"?

Also, are 냐하면 and 나면 interchangeable and can I use thrm with 때문에?

I think this grammar point is kind of fun, so I want to do more with it.

If you look on my account, you know I've been trying to practice hard on my Korean. I booked an iTalki package with a well known tutor who everyone seemed to give great reviews to (and we had a 50 minute session where she assessed me, basically). Well, she's really intimidating and makes me feel kind of dumb. I think she assumed I was better than i am because I have some basics down. She deletes answers to things we've discussed so I can't see answers (even if they're not always the same one) and I can tell she gets really frustrated, near yelling at times, and tries to reel herself back. I can understand that sometimes when a topic is discussed, she may be frustrated at herself or me (I don't want to put words in her mouth), but it doesn't make it feel easier to answer with her.

Speaking is so difficult to do and I have ADHD so it takes a WHOLE lot of will power to not completely shut down 10 minutes in.

This may be because she's just used to a Korean learning system and drilling might be common there, but I still don't think the "if you do a good job, we move forward, but if you get it wrong, I'll glare at you" method is the best kind.

I gave recent translations to her from my previous post and all she did was give corrections and nothing else. I only made 1 mistake each sentence, which means I did great, but truly NOTHING except "here's what you got wrong".

I'm 30 years old, but I'm also a teacher and sometimes praise goes a long way.

I only have 1 meeting left with her and I'm very happy for people who felt great with her, but I've had a few KLang tutors in my time and she's by far the scariest lmao, so I'm going to search again. I need speaking practice, but not practice that will force-shut-down my brain.

If you look on my account, you know I've been trying to practice hard on my Korean. I booked an iTalki package with a well known tutor who everyone seemed to give great reviews to (and we had a 50 minute session where she assessed me, basically). Well, she's really intimidating and makes me feel kind of dumb. I think she assumed I was better than i am because I have some basics down. She deletes answers to things we've discussed so I can't see answers (even if they're not always the same one) and I can tell she gets really frustrated, near yelling at times, and tries to reel herself back. I can understand that sometimes when a topic is discussed, she may be frustrated at herself or me (I don't want to put words in her mouth), but it doesn't make it feel easier to answer with her.

Speaking is so difficult to do and I have ADHD so it takes a WHOLE lot of will power to not completely shut down 10 minutes in.

This may be because she's just used to a Korean learning system and drilling might be common there, but I still don't think the "if you do a good job, we move forward, but if you get it wrong, I'll glare at you" method is the best kind.

I gave recent translations to her from my previous post and all she did was give corrections and nothing else. I only made 1 mistake each sentence, which means I did great, but truly NOTHING except "here's what you got wrong".

I'm 30 years old, but I'm also a teacher and sometimes praise goes a long way.

I only have 1 meeting left with her and I'm very happy for people who felt great with her, but I've had a few KLang tutors in my time and she's by far the scariest lmao, so I'm going to search again. I need speaking practice, but not practice that will force-shut-down my brain.