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Page 34 - Exercise 9

Listening - Unique customs

Listen to people describe customs, they observed abroad. Complete the chart.

1 - Alice

• One thing that I had to get used to when I was traveling in South Korea, was the way people make noise when they drink soup. I think it’s because they want to show that there really enjoying their food so they make a slurping noise. It bothered me at first, but then I got used to it, I guess it’s because my parents spent years when I was a kid telling me not to make noise, while I was eating.

2 - John

When I lived in Spain. I was surprised at how late people eat in the evening, when you’re invited to dinner, you’re asked to come around 9 o’clock, and you usually don’t start dinner until 10. And people stay really late. Sometimes until two in the morning or even later. I found that difficult. How do you get up and go to work or school the next day, after eating and talking until three in the morning?

3 - Susan

I lived in Saudi Arabia for a while and when I went out, I had to obey the local custom of putting something over my head and wearing clothing that covered my whole body. At first I found it a real nuisance, but after a while I got used to it and even started to like it, you feel really secure and also you don’t have to worry about what to wear all the time.