B1 English Listening Practice - American Culture

Excellent, Connor, I love your podcast 🎉🎉🎉

Bad

You can raise you voice

This video is reaaaal ironic in the current political climate. I appreciate your videos but it sounds like propaganda.

İf you come to Azerbaijan, you'll see the hospitality of Azerbaijan people.

Are u sure this is B1 😅😅😅😅

listening in June 2025 and laughing

1: Export
2: via
3: infringe upon
4: appeal

The big Independence and freedom in the life especially in America , that’s because you are financially independent and you have a government care about you , unlike us 😢

Very bad performance. Not usefull. you are cutting video from end of the all sentences. It cause no understand and not able to think about sentences meaning. Because no time to collect to the meaning. And you are speaking very fastly with a rush. B1 level is not being matched with your concept.

The most thing i like in U.S is the entrepreneurship because i prefer to have my own business rather than to be employee

The first podcasts were slower but these are very fast

Thank you

Is the word entrepreneurship B1 level?

Hardest episode ever!

You have never worked as an employee? Well, I would not hire you, either. You dont seem to have that many skills other than talking and making videos. You have not established a Microsoft, have you?..:-)

Excuse me, but working for a company (instead of having own business) does not mean comfort! To work for a big company, you need to be a specialist, a highly skilled person, often with academic degrees. This is much more than opening your own restaurant!

Ok so today I’m going to talk about American culture. I could probably talk for hours and hours about this topic but I’ll try to cover a few main culture elements and then I’ll probably do a part 2 for this video. So let’s just jump right in. The US has what most people would probably consider most popular culture in the world. This is due to the fact that the US exports its culture to the other countries via the internet, entertainment and other means. And the fact that English is now the most important language for business and travel has also contributed to this. So a lot of you probably already know quite a bit about American culture.

Let’s go ahead and talk about few culture elements. One of the most important aspects of American culture is our commitment to freedom. One of the most important values in the US , if not the most important is personal liberty. At the very core of the US Constitution and the declaration of independence is the idea that each individual has right to live freely and the government only exist to protect this right. So what does this mean exactly ? It means that individual people can live and act how they want as long as they don’t infringe upon the right of others. In the US, we stress the individual then the collective. This is different from most countries where there’s more stress on the common good of society. In these places, the government often has the bigger influence in people’s lives.

Okay, the next culture I want to talk about is politeness. When many foreigner visit to the US, they notice that while may not be the friendliest country in the world, the American tend to be very polite. For example, we have a tendency to say thing in the indirect way to sound nicer. So if we’re at the restaurant, instead of asking the waiter “where is the restroom”. Most of us would probably say “Could you tell me where the restroom is”. These type of indirect questions sound more polite so we prefer them. In certain situations, if someone asks something very directly, many American might even feel that person’s being a little rude. This is indicative of how much politeness valued in the US.

Alright, one other culture elements that I want to discuss is the entrepreneurship in the US. This obviously exist in every country but entrepreneurship especially widespread in the US. Many people dream of owning their own business or creating something new. A lot of students in other countries tell me that only a small minority of people in their countries want to become an entrepreneur .Most people would probably prefer to work as an employee in a good company and good benefits. Of course many American want this too. But there are also many people that want to start something on their own. There is something about creating a business from scratch that’s really appealing, inspiring to many people. And some people simply valued independence more than comfort. I’m definitely this type of person considering that I’ve never worked a full time job as an employee. Even though I’ve never received benefits like paying vacation days, I still prefer this type of work. I love the freedom and excitement that comes with working independently and as an entrepreneur. So you could definitely say that I have entrepreneurial spirit in me.

So helpful.❤

You need to listening it with subtitles or no. Can somebody answer me pls

l enjoy your vedioes when l see and your vedioes is very helpful for me to improve my english language

Can I join your class??

I can't say Americans are kind, but they are sincere

USA is a police state, you have no idea what "personal liberty" is

commitment to freedom? Women who live in america would disagree... Xd

I am so happy to find english videos like this. While i watch this videos i learn a lot things, and also i develop my speaking. I believe that i will speak in English very well. Thank you so much for helping us like this. Thank you from Azerbaijan 🇦🇿❤️

I watch a lot of American YouTube video.
I'll say I'm able to understand what native speakers say.
But I find it hard to understand foreigners with heavy accents.😓 And I'll need someone translate it from English to English to me🤣

I've listening to all episodes on Spotify and I like them a lot. I'm a begginer english student, so I think the Podcast you speak more slowly and then is more easy for my undertanding. Thanks for all episodes and videos! I've shared them with all my friends in the class. (Sorry for all mistakes. I'm trying...)

Thank u
spectacular keep going this helpful for improv listening skills.

After 1 year (since 2021, the first time I encountered your channel), I sense that my listening skill has been improved. Now I can catch up with your speed and comprehend about 70% of the content. Thank u for accompanying English learners like me!

Hi, I was really lucky to find this amazing channel and podcast, you deserve many subscribers, greetings from Italy💯🙌

Hy teacher I can understand English but can't talk tell me the reason please thank you sir

Many thanks from Algeria 🇩🇿

Well, It wasn't till now that I realize I've really improved. Sometimes one tends to underestimate one's level but if this is really a B1 video I guess I could say I'm B1 cause I did understand everything without subtitles, thank y'all. I think I've been following you guys since you started uploading videos on Spotify, didn't know you had a YouTube channel though, "New subscriber". NEVER GIVE UP!

Thanks sir

Tnk u teacher for this type of short video. I m A2 level and I m improving my English with ur short wonderful videos.💚From Spain

Thank you very much, at the first time i listened to this i didnt understand anything, but after i listened to it a lot i finally got it, without reading the subtitles ... All my best wishes for your channel, greetings from Venezuela :D

Thank you so much 😊 I’m excited part 2

I love to learn about another country's culture through practicing a new language. Excellent video. Thank you.

I'm studying end practice may English here now, thank you. 🇧🇷

Great job!!! Your voice tone and prononciation are really pleasant to perceive!

Thank you ☺️ i really like it , I'm excited for part 2

very great

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Thank you for this video Teacher 🙏🏾