A Sincere Letter to New Immigrants

Dear New Immigrants:

        Welcome to an extremely diverse country— the United States. New life will be excited and challenged for new immigrants. There are few useful tips I’d like to give you; and I hope those tips can help you integrate into this country and live better as soon as possible.

      1.     Smile at for everyone

Keep smiling when you are greeting and chatting with others.  As you may have heard,  we know American is a country of smiling faces, so you have to remember to that show your smiling face to others—even strangers—whenever and wherever you can. It seems like a difficult task for some people who don't have doesn’t has this custom in his or her original country. But now, you are a new immigrant to this country, and you should adapt and adjust yourself quickly as soon as you embark on a new life in the United States. As the saying goes that:  when in Rome, do in Rome as Rome do.  

      2.     Make Eyes contact when you talk with your talker

In the United States, eyes contact is an act of showing respect to others; and it is very important body language when you are talking to others. If you don’t have eyes contact or avoid looking at a talker’s eyes, American might would think you might be able to telling a lie or disrespect to the speaker talker during the conversation. You need to learn how to use eyes contact when you speak  or listen  with your talkers; despite the fact that most new immigrants don’t like to look directelly in each others' eyes at talker’s eyes in their own country.

      3.     Drive carefully and legally

New immigrants, please drive carefully and legally every day, because you might not be able to afford tickets!.   It This  is said that American is a country driven by automobiles; hence, people—new immigrants are no exception— who are living in the United States depend on vehicles every day.  As a result of lots of cars, drivers should pay attention to driving. On the other hand, most drivers admire about his driving skill to others, how careful and legal he is. However, it might not be true for every driver. There are some situations easily always neglect  overlook by us, and easy to get tickets; but, you need to know such as don’t run yellow lights, don’t take a short cut through drive-through, don’t drive in the on HOV lane when you are single driver, don’t drive and driunk (including a few beers), don't go over speed limit—especially in school zone (20 mile) etc.     

     4.     Make an appointment before a meeting

Making an appointment is a very common custom in all important meetings. For instance: medical appointment, dental appointment, job interview, parents-teacher conferences  meeting, even friends visiting etc. Almost all meetings need an make appointment in advance, so new immigrants don’t forget to do that before you go to a meeting.  If you don not, maybe you may be  would wasting your time.

      5.     Insurance is necessary

Insurance can reduce and pay for your loss, protect your benefit in case accidents happened; and help your  to live easier and better in the United States, so it is a definitely necessary for  to new immigrants. There are all kinds of insurances that impact and affect your lifeve, such as car insurance, medical insurance, dental insurance and house insurance etc. Nowadays, insurance is also an optional matter in many other countries. However, it is a necessary matter here; otherwise, your life might be able to throw into dilemma without insurance. Last, if you were low-income family, you could apply for Medicaid (Medicaid helps pays for the medical care to the poor).  

      6.     File tax returnsing  on time duly

Please remember to file your tax returning before 15^th of April every year. To pay taxes is an obligation of every citizen and resident; therefore, new immigrants should make and file your tax returning on time every year.  Perhaps, this is a totally new conception for some people who didn’t know that before they came to the United States;. bBecause some governments make taxes for their citizen compulsively; so people from those countries have no idea  about this for that. It doesn’t matter. New immigrants can find a lot of relative information about it on the from Internet. Libraries also offer free tax help. Just don’t forget to make and file your tax punctually.

      7.     Stay positive and avoid being negative in public

Americans are very polite people, and they always stay positive rather than being negative in public. You can often hear Americans praise and compliment for others, like “Great… Awesome….” —even to for  a passerby—in all public places. Encouragement is a basic policy for education and socializing in the United States, especially in conversation. Hence, don’t make say any negative comments words and sentences in public conversation, even though you think the person isn’t very  awfully nice. You only can pour out that to your close friends and family. In addition, speaking in a low voice is also another polite cumstom  way in public.

There are just a few I just concluded brief tips for new immigrants from my life experience; and you will find out know more and more tips, and live better and better in the future.  Have a nice life in the United States.