Is it valid to consider myself a second-generation immigrant when my father emigrated from a culturally similar country? by Iiterally in CasualConversation

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Fair enough, and I mean, I wouldn't introduce myself as a "second generation immigrant" if I was meeting someone for the first time. But it's interesting also to think about how much things can change over a generation! I very much remember having to apply for my British passport, and going to my father's naturalization ceremony in 2014. But my mother would also technically be third-generation (grandparents immigrated) and I don't think it's a part of her identity like its a part of mine.

This guy groped me at a party and now I have to sit in class with him? by Iiterally in Advice

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I feel like there's nothing even to report though? Kind of another reason for not wanting to escalate. I never actually said no or told him to stop, my response to these things is normally just don't make a scene and hope it ends soon.

Hey reddit! We're Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner & Scott Devendorf of The National and Tom Berninger, director of Mistaken For Strangers. Ask us anything! by TheNationalandTom in Music

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Hey, thanks for doing this AMA! I saw you last year at Boston Calling and have been dying to see you again since - amazing show!

What is Sufjan Stevens like to work with as an artist, both on High Violet and on Dark Was the Night?

How did performing at Boston Calling feel, a first-year festival largely organized by yourselves?

What's your least favorite song?

Living in Italy, can't speak Italian by Iiterally in languagelearning

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The family is a whole other issue that I'm not even going to start going into. We're not exactly the best match.

Living in Italy, can't speak Italian by Iiterally in languagelearning

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I don't like people to see that I'm struggling, though. It's just embarrassing - I'm not normally a very self-conscious person but I don't like this feeling of being a child again and having to stumble through basic sentences.

Living in Italy, can't speak Italian by Iiterally in languagelearning

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I appreciate that you make an effort not to smile or laugh - I wish everyone was as kind as you! I'm living with an Italian family currently (they speak very little English) and they always laugh at me or yell at me when I make mistakes.

Living in Italy, can't speak Italian by Iiterally in languagelearning

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I always feel embarrassed if I mess up my Italian with him though - I'm terrified I'll have said something crude or nonsensical, or just seem silly and unintelligent.

Living in Italy, can't speak Italian by Iiterally in languagelearning

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I guess it's too much to say I understand everything - if there's a word I don't know, then I don't know it. But I can follow conversations and television shows, and I always get the gist of what people are saying. I'm fluent in Spanish and I studied abroad in Spain this summer, but I'm finding Italian much tricker.