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| When I first came to the USA, I made friends with a neighbor who used to live only two blocks away from my street. This friend taught me a lot about American __1__, but in some __2__I had to learn the hard way, because we didn't have enough time together for me to learn all about American customs from him. One day this same friend invited me to a party. It wasn't a (n)__3__party, only some kind of informal gettogether. Since it was summer time he had a cookout where most of his American friends and relatives were known to me, but there were others I had never met before. It was the most __4__party for me when I noticed that. Everybody was wearing jeans and simple Tshirts for the day,__5__I arrived in proper dress with my shoes and my hair all fixed for a fancy party. It was hard to __6__my embarrassment to the other guests. When one of them turned around and said, "What nice clothes! What's the occasion?" I felt my __7__ burning hot. I didn't answer at all. If she knew how bad I already felt, she wouldn't have come near me. But she did. Maybe she didn't ask __8__to make me feel bad or uncomfortable, but my reaction had to do with the way I already felt.I could have told her I had to go to another party afterward, but I did not want to continue the __9__. Many times I thought of going home and __10__but I knew they would notice. It would be even __11__for me because I knew they would quickly think that I felt out of __12__. So I wanted to pretend that I was OK. I have already realized their customs are different from mine, but after I talked to my friend, I was more convinced that people here are more __13__. They care less about formality __14__it is a special occasion, like a __15__or a very formal invitation. | ||||
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