04.01.2012, 17:00
Built further on Reverse (can't spell that like in your nick lol), some grammatical mistakes (punctuation eg). I'm not a native speaker
It's probably a real story you're telling? Based on the mistakes you made, I can pretty much state you speak Afrikaans as your native. I'm Dutch, and as you probably know, your language is derived from mine
Common mistakes: "I find that ..." => "I think that"
Quote:
-So Nelson, What's your origins? -I'm South African. -Oh, Okay. What are the main differences between your country and this? //note: couldn't find any better -There are many. Firstly, poverty is more dense, much more people are in the streets. The salary is less than here: for example, a normal architect earns approximately 3 thousand dollars, but in South Africa, he earns one thousand dollars! I was born in a very poor family, my father is a mason and mother a cashier, so it was very difficult to live comfortably. The activities for a child to do are different; in South Africa, there aren't much Amusement Park's or swimming pools for example, whilst in America you find them frequently. The food is also different, in the weekly meals we usually eat rice because it's the cheapest food. Here, in America, we often eat hamburgers, potatoes, etc. because the fast food restaurants are much faster than cooking ourselves. The environment in South Africa is also different because I think there is more pollution in America than in South Africa. It's very difficult for me to adapt in this country. The last different thing are the clothes. In South Africa, the people wear clothes of all colours, it's very simple. In America, all the people wear mainly jeans, basket and shirt. The South African shops clothes are less expensive than those in America. |
Common mistakes: "I find that ..." => "I think that"