so im moving 2 america. i need serious advice.

4r1mak3sk4ndi 3/28/2023 08:22 pm 487

im from israel. my family raised enough money to move to america! we are moving to pennsylvania and hopefully will adjust to the american living style. I NEED ADVICE FOR SCHOOL, FASHION, FRIENDS, ENGLISH, OR JUST LIVIN! helpppppp plzzzzz

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RaverKandi_PizzaPup
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Mar 29, 2023 4:09 am

Hi! I've been living in America for my whole life so I can def help!

1. don't be surprised at how diverse and slightly revealing the clothes can be. You'll most likely be fine in what you normally wear, but just know that a lot of people wear some...out there..clothing lol

2. Since where you're going is up north, people will typically be more respectful and stuff but there may be a few who give you some looks. Just ignore them.

3. I'm not sure what it's like in Isreal, but school can be a challenge depending on where you're going, but so long as you're prepared you'll be fine

hope this helped!

Crumpet
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Mar 29, 2023 4:28 am

I moved to America from England when I was 9, but that was such a long time ago (1997) that I don’t think any of my insights would be useful, especially since I haven’t lived in America for over 10 years (I moved back to England). I’ll tell you one thing that confused us when we first moved, which may not be relevant to Israel: we thought that all stores which had shopping carts outside were grocery stores, so we thought Target was a grocery store. We went in to get food and we were very disappointed by the limited selection of food You might have similarly weird things like that happen to you, where you misunderstand how something works. Don’t feel bad about it. It happens

Expect quite a lot of culture shock at first. What I recall from both moves is that it was mostly lots of constant small differences that messed with me. Things like light switches being on the inside vs outside of rooms. You might be able to find posts online from people who’ve moved from Israel who will have a better idea of what the differences are. Also, making friends with other immigrants can be helpful and can make you feel less alone.

ScottyTheVampire
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Mar 29, 2023 4:57 am

I recommend having some protection on you cause this country can be somewhat dangerous considering the recent hate crimes here.

Usually the teachers in America are somewhat nice so they should go easy on you, You don't really need anything in fashion, wear what you like!
You should just be yourself and try talking to people to make friends. I'm sorry if this didn't really help that much.

Party_Po1s0n
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Mar 29, 2023 3:16 pm

mmm as a pennsylvania-born human being i think i can help a bit (im basing all this off the things i know abt the area i live in)

school...idk, i dont go to a normal school

fashion- honestly you can wear anything, but some people are rly rude and will infact make fun of your every move if they dont like what u look like

friends - i dont rly have any so idk

living in generallll,,,,,theres actually some cool things to do in pa as a sort of weekend trip or something, but ive also never lived literally anywhere else so idk how different itll be

i hope literally any of this helped!

peepzers_Jeeperz
Member

Mar 29, 2023 3:45 pm

schools are kinda bad for me considering i live down south but i guess just be quiet and try to find some friends/people who u think look "weird" usually these type of kids labeled as weird are gonna be some of nicest people you ever meet.

With fashion just go with your style cuz alot of ppl be wearing everything! just try to find the perefect type of clothing for you

for learing english my best advice is to use languae learing apps

lupinsdiscordkittenz
Member

Mar 29, 2023 3:52 pm

for friends usually people might come up to you or just comliment people and start talking to them abt that thing i think

ems_
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Mar 29, 2023 5:36 pm

school: focus and find a small group of friends. Please please do not join the big friend group that looks “so fun” they all hate each other and there’s a ton of drama between them

Fashion: I reccomend taking inspiration from tiktok/Pinterest! Also the people around you. Fashion doesn’t matter too much, hygiene does tho so invest in good perfumes and hygiene products

Friends: just be nice! Also be yourself! It sounds cheesy but it’s true, also if someone doesn’t like u that’s their loss!

Phosfate
Member

Mar 29, 2023 6:02 pm

Don't worry about clothes. Nobody looks at Israelis on TV and wonder OMG WTF ARE THEY WEARING???

The US has tons of local/regional accents, but we pretend we don't. If it takes you a little time to decode local conversation, that's normal and doesn't mean you're bad at English.

Ask a friend to take you on local public transportation at least once so you know how it works. All the systems are different because they're run by local governments. Also put the local taxi service number/Uber app in your phone in case you get stranded.

The nationwide emergency services number is 911. The non-emergency police number is different for each city.

Get a library card. You can borrow videos and music as well as books, all for free. Some systems also loan e-books.

McDonalds has the cheapest coffee and soda, but rarely has hot tea.