Living in a new country gives me many surprises. The 1. (one) surprise was the way that the US people speak.
One day I saw someone was having a public speech in a square. I 2. (think) it would be a serious speech. But I soon found 3. became a kind of entertainment show.
The speaker told the audience (观众) 4. (protect) the environment with humorous words. Later he said some 5. (people) behavior (行为) didn't go with their words. He took the example of Taylor Swift's song We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.
Then he sang the song in a funny way. The audience laughed out 6. (loud). I felt a little angry because Swift is my favorite star. I couldn't understand 7. they laughed at Swift.
As time goes on, I find many US people make fun of 8. (other). But they don't mean (意图) to hurt them. They do that to show closeness 9. humor. And people who are laughed at seldom (很少地) get angry. Now I understand the speaker at the
square. Now I've got used to 10. way US people speak.
It's easy to find culture shock when you're in a new place. But everyone should learn to understand different cultures and customs.

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