{"id":51309,"date":"2018-07-17T01:05:04","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T01:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/aee-983-how-to-open-up-and-share-your-culture-for-better-connections\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T15:47:40","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:47:40","slug":"aee-983-how-to-open-up-and-share-your-culture-for-better-connections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-983-how-to-open-up-and-share-your-culture-for-better-connections\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 983: How to Open Up and Share Your Culture for Better Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you get a lot of questions about your culture and background?<\/span><\/p>\n

Are you interested to learn more about the American culture and various traditions?<\/p>\n

This is a very common thing to connect on as it helps you to learn about each other.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re going to look at what it takes to learn about other cultures and how this can help you to make great connections.<\/p>\n

People Love To Talk About Their Culture and Background<\/strong><\/p>\n

On July 4, episode 976, we talked about how to respond if someone tells you about a tradition from their culture or family.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

This may be new to you, but it can be an interesting topic of conversation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Go to that episode<\/a> to hear the phrases so you know how to respond in these situations. <\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s an added piece, however, if you want to continue the conversation, which of course is essential for building the connection.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, it\u2019s being open to sharing something about yourself! <\/span><\/p>\n

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You Want To Be Sure To Share Something About Yourself Too<\/strong><\/p>\n

You want to learn about others, but you also want to tell them about you too.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is a great way of opening a conversation<\/a> and sharing information about each other.<\/span><\/p>\n

This could be something similar, totally different, anything at all that you want to share. <\/span><\/p>\n

It could be about your specific culture, something interesting in your family, or even something that you like to do regularly. <\/span><\/p>\n

You want to be mindful about how you can  introduce these topics to continue the conversation in English. <\/span><\/p>\n

Introducing Aspects of Your Culture In Background<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are different ways to introduce these aspects of yourself in conversation.<\/p>\n

Knowing the best conversation starters can help you to talk about your background and open up to learning about others.<\/p>\n

Here are a few helpful ways to introduce these topics:<\/p>\n