Subtitles section Play video
-
Hello, everyone. I'm Robin and welcome to my video.
-
In this video I'm going to talk about how to make Canadian friends
-
Specifically, how to make Canadian friends in Canada.
-
Maybe you're going to Canada to study English
-
and you want to make some Canadian friends.
-
I'm making this video because a lot of my Korean students...
-
uhh... they have the experience of going to study in Canada
-
...six months, one year, over one year...
-
They come back - I talk to them... and they tell me...
-
Ahh...they made a lot of friends. They made a lot of international friends.
-
For example, from China, Japan, Taiwan.
-
Uh...maybe some European or South American friends.
-
But they didn't make any Canadian friends. Ok.
-
Uh...and I'm very surprised and shocked...
-
a little bit disappointed
-
because you're going to Canada to live,
-
to experience the culture.
-
Uh....you should interact with Canadians,
-
make Canadian friends, and of course...uh.. their main goal (going to Canada),
-
is to improve their English.
-
Yes, you can improve your English with some international friends
-
But the best way is to make Canadian friends.
-
Alright... so let's talk about that.
-
How do I make Canadian friends and improve my English?
-
First, I have work or volunteer.
-
So if you get a job in Canada or even if
-
you just volunteer in Canada,
-
you're put in a situation where you're interacting with Canadians.
-
It's a very good situation to improve your English quickly.
-
Uh, so I recommend this.
-
But make sure you have the right visas and it is legal.
-
Not illegal, so if you work in
-
Canada get the proper visa.
-
Second is homestay.
-
Now if you go to Canada to study English, staying with a homestay...
-
I put a star here because this is the best
-
way to immediately start interacting
-
with Canadian people because you're
-
going to the homestay family
-
If they're a good homestay family, they will treat you very nice.
-
They will take you places.
-
Uh...and they will... you know... you become part of the family.
-
And this will really help you improve your English
-
and understand the culture.
-
Uhh... but, sometimes there are bad homestay families. ok.
-
A bad homestay family is more interested in the money .
-
And they will have a lot of rules.
-
And they don't want to talk to you very much.
-
And if they do talk to you maybe they're yelling at you.
-
Okay, so you got to be careful with homestay.
-
It's a great experience if you get a good homestay family,
-
but if you get a bad homestay family, you've got to get out.
-
That brings us to roommates.
-
So in Canada, if you're going to live in Canada or study in Canada,
-
you should make a Canadian roommate.
-
You know when I visit Canada,
-
and sometimes I visit my students -
-
Uhh... they have roommates that are usually other
-
Koreans or Japanese or Chinese.
-
Again our goal should be - we want to improve our English
-
and experience Canadian culture.
-
So really try to get a Canadian roommate.
-
I'll talk about more about that in a moment.
-
Online websites, apps. These are good to quickly meet Canadians.
-
I'll talk about that in a moment.
-
Join a club: camping, swimming, taekwondo, etc..
-
Join a class: swimming, piano, yoga, photography, art, etc.
-
These two - really good for...ah... meeting Canadians right away.
-
So a club... clubs are usually free.
-
I had one student join a camping club.
-
She went camping twice a month. She met a lot of Canadians.
-
Uh...she had a good time.
-
I had another student. She joined a yoga class.
-
So she went to Canada to study English
-
after about a month, she joined a yoga class.
-
All Canadians.
-
And she learned a lot of English. She made a lot of friends right away.
-
Ok. The last two very good for meeting
-
Canadians and making Canadian friends
-
and improving your English
-
Alright let's talk more about websites and apps.
-
Uh...these websites and apps work in
-
every country so whatever country you
-
are in you can use these to meet
-
foreigners and make friends or
-
girlfriend or boyfriend to improve your English.
-
Dating apps.
-
Tinder is probably one of the most popular uhh...
-
if you're looking for a girlfriend...
-
Uh...if you go to Canada - you want a girlfriend - Tinder is a good place to start.
-
OK Cupid is another. There are many kinds of dating apps.
-
So when you go to another country, download an app.
-
You can start being connected with Canadian guys or girls right away.
-
Uh...if you're not interested in dating... you just want to make friends
-
I...I recommend Meetup.
-
Meetup is an awesome app. That's why I put the star here.
-
It is awesome.
-
Ah...when you go to Canada, make sure you have the Meetit.. the Meetup app.
-
cause when you check that app, it will show you all kinds of clubs
-
and activities - every day of the week almost.
-
Well in some cities every day of the week...
-
there's multiple activities. It's a great way to meet friends right away.
-
And have fun.
-
Badoo is another app.
-
Uhh...it's... it's meant for friends, but you can make a boyfriend/girlfriend.
-
Uh...of course if you want. But these two are good for friends.
-
Meeting Canadian friends right away.
-
Websites - Kijiji this is Canadian.
-
And Craigslist - this is more international.
-
These are good websites if you want to..uh...find a roommate.
-
Uh...if you want to buy or sell something.
-
So if you want to buy a bicycle or sell a phone,
-
these sites are great to interact with Canadians.
-
Alright?
-
Ahh...when you make your Canadian friends, you want to keep contact with them.
-
And the messengers they use...uh.... Whatsapp and Facebook Messenger.
-
These two are the most common for Canadians.
-
I think Americans, too.
-
Uh...and of course Facebook is very important.
-
You need a Facebook account to keep in...
-
...keep in contact with your English speaking friends.
-
Uh... if you're from Korea or Japan...
-
and South East Asia - they they don't use line much in Canada.
-
and of course Katalk - they don't use that in Canada.
-
If you meet a Canadian friend in Canada and you said,
-
"Do you have Katalk?"
-
They're not going to understand what you're talking about.
-
They do not use that.
-
You have to use these ones. Really - if you want to talk with Canadians.
-
Ok.
-
My final words.
-
Participate in the foreign culture. It's very important if you go to Canada,
-
to participate in the culture.
-
Uh...if you're from Korea, you could have a lot of Korean friends there.
-
That's good, but you want to try to meet
-
Canadian friends - interact with Canadians and do Canadian things.
-
Do not only observe the foreign culture.
-
Observe is just watching. Ok? And when I visit Canada and
-
sometimes I visit my students...
-
Uhh...I see them not participating in the culture.
-
Actually watching...you know... they stay
-
in their groups with other Koreans.
-
And they go places and they're just watching Canadian culture.
-
Uh...this is not good. We want to participate in Canadian culture.
-
Alright! So I hope this video helps you.
-
If you go to Canada, and you want to meet
-
a Canadian, and you want to improve your English,
-
Uh...there's lots of information in this video.
-
Alright! Good luck see you next time.
-
If you like this video, it's really helpful if you let us know.
-
Subscribe to our channel. Click the like.
-
And we really appreciate it... we're really happy if you write a comment below.
-
Ok. I like to read my comments. And I will try to reply.
-
Alright. Thank you. Take care.