Ⅰ. School and Education 1. A Typical American High School English Teacher's Day ... 20 2. Foreign Languages in America ... 24 3. Punishment in American Schools ... 30 4. Pep Rallies ... 36 5. High School Graduation Ceremonies ... 40 6. Traditions and Slang on the Clemson Campus ... 46 7. Effects of Co-education in the United States ... 54 8. Multi-Cultural Education in the U.S.A. ... 60 Ⅱ. Conversation Among Americans 9. In a school Lunch Line ... 70 10. Teenagers on the Phone ... 76 11. Two Schoolgirls ... 86 12. Report Card Day ... 90 13. Part-Time Work ... 94 14. An Unwanted Pregnancy ... 100 15. Between Two Peach Corps Volunteers in Korea ... 104 Ⅲ. About English 16. "Customer"vs. "Client" / "Travel" vs. "Trip" ... 112 17. How Can Korean Learn English? ... 114 18. Difficulties Korean Have in Learning English ... 122 19. Six Common Mistakes Korean Make in Using English ... 130 20. Hyphenating Words ... 136 21. "Like" and "Love"-The Difference ... 140 22. Bathrooms and Bathhouses ... 146 23. Speaking of English Grammer ... 150 24. Some Words of Advice to Korean Students Studying English ... 154 Ⅳ. Morea About English 25. The Days of the Week ... 162 26. The Months of the Year ... 166 27. "As", "Since", "Because", and "For" ... 170 28. Using Okay Correctly ... 174 29. "Until" in Korean and in American English ... 180 30. "What are you Sitting on?" ... 184 31. "Sugo Hashimnida" in English ... 188 32. "Mountain Seolak" / "Hello" ... 192 33. "The Next Bus Station" / "Old Virgin" ... 198 34. "Study"vs."Learn" / "Girl"vs."Woman" ... 202 35. Squash, Zucchini, & Pumpkins ... 210 36. Answers to Some English Usages ... 214 37. Interjections in English ... 219 Ⅴ. Features of Society 38. Names ... 228 39. Addresses ... 236 40. Manners in Lines and Crowds ... 244 41. Singnatures and Handwriting ... 250 42. Kinds of Families ... 256 43. Retirement ... 266 44. Religion ... 274 45. How Most Americans Look upon Manual Labor ... 282 46. Some Demands of American Society ... 288 47. Explaining America to Koreans ... 296 48. New Dating Patterns in American ... 302 Ⅵ. Food & Eating 49. A Surprise About Ginseng ... 308 50. Rice in America ... 312 51. Eating in American Restaurants ... 318 52. Vegetarian and Health Food Diets in America ... 324 53. The "Dutch Treat" in America ... 330 Ⅶ. Travel and Recreation 54. Life in the American Wilderness ... 336 55. Kite-Flying in America ... 350 56. Mt. Rushmore and the Black Hills ... 356 57. A Visit to New Orleans ... 362 58. A Marvel of the American South ... 372 59. Do Americans do "Go-Go Danding"? ... 378 60. Comic Books in America ... 380 61. Rodeo ... 384 62. Sports in America : A Brief Survey ... 394 63. Bakpacking ... 404 64. Hitch hiking in America ... 412 65. Frisbees ... 412 66. Professionalism and Amateurism in America Inter-Collegiate Athletics ... 426 Ⅷ. Special Day 67. Birthdays-The American Way ... 444 68. The American New York ... 452 69. Groundhog Day ... 456 70. Valentine's Day ... 460 71. St. Patrick's Day ... 466 72. Easter in America ... 470 73. The Fourth of July ... 478 74. Halloween ... 482 75. Thanksgiving ... 488 76 Christmas ... 494 Ⅸ. Miscellaneous 77. Tornadoes ... 502 78. Kudzu ... 510 79. The Tooth Fairy ... 516 80. Migrant Labor ... 520 81. A Memorable Fistfight ... 526 82. The Drugstore ... 534 83. Showers Without Water ... 538 84. Pet Goats ... 542 85. Bubble Gum ... 548 86. Bundling ... 552 87. Bedding and Bedroom Heating ... 558 88. Astrology ... 564 Ⅹ. Impressions of Korea 89. A Memorable Trip in Cheonbuk Province ... 578 90. Reaching Slumberland ... 584 91. Grilling Meat ... 590 92. Picture-Taking ... 596 93. Big Nose Visits a Korean School ... 602 94. On Being A Southpaw in Korea ... 610 95. Death Customs in Korea and America ... 618 96. Seoul As It Can Be ... 624 97. Some Positive Points About Korea From An American's Vantage Point ... 630 98. Some Impressions of Korea ... 638