Whats The Norm
hi i’m vanessa from speak english with
vanessa calm and today i’m going to
teach you an expression that you can use
to describe your culture let’s get
started if you have visited the u.s. you
know that almost all americans have to
drive to get around almost everyone has
to drive it’s the norm it’s something
that is normal this expression that i
used it’s the norm it’s the norm is
something that you can use to describe
something that’s normal for your culture
in the u.s. it’s the norm to drive it’s
the norm to have a car because cities
are very spread out
public transportation isn’t that great
so it’s the norm to drive let me give
you some other examples so that you can
use the word the norm it’s the norm to
be able to describe your culture you
could say it’s the norm to use
chopsticks in Japan it’s the norm to use
a fork and a knife in France it’s the
norm to have air conditioning in the
south of my country because it’s so hot
but in the north it’s not as common in
the north it’s not the norm to have air
conditioning is it the norm to have air
conditioning in Italy is it the norm or
you could say having a pet is the norm
in the u.s. almost all families in the
US have a pet it’s the norm it’s
something that is in general and a lot
of people do it’s the norm
this doesn’t mean 100 percent of course
nothing is 100 percent but we could say
it’s the norm it’s normal for a lot of
people so now I have a question for you
what is something that’s the norm in
your country leave a comment below this
video and let everyone know about your
country what is the norm in your country
you could talk about the food
transportation language way of speaking
way of communicating there
a lot of things that could be the norm
in your country so let me know in the
comments below
what’s the norm in your country and try
to use this expression as best as you
can
I’ll see you in the comments and talk to
you later good bye