French Fries and Friendship.
Ms. Sera is in a fix. She's gone mad over French fries. Her kind students in Writing and Grammar have offered her some advice. They've also given some advice on how to make friends in the United States.
No More French Fries!
By Fati from Niger.
Dear Sera,
My name is Fati and I am from Niger. I heard about your addiction and
I understand your problem. You told me that eating MacDonald's French fries is bad for your health. Don't forget that health is very important in our life.
So tell yourself that if you don't stop eating them, one day you will be dead. I think that nobody wants to be dead. So I advise you to put this sentence in your mind: "If I don't stop eating MacDonald's French fries, I will be dead."
This should help you remember. Good luck.
Thank you,
Fati
Avoid MacDonalds.
By Francisco from Chile.
Dear Sera,
My name is Francisco and I am from Chile. I heard about the problem and I would like to help you with your addiction to the MacDonald's French fries. I hope that my advice can help you.
First, in case you don't know it, I am addicted to the French fries from this place, too. But when you have the desire to eat this kind of food, try to change it by eating some fruit or something sweet.
Second, try not to visit this place (MacDonald's) often because you know that the temptation is hefty!! I know it is difficult to do, but take time to let this craving diminish.
Third, if you eat a lot of French fries all the time, your body will suffer the consequences. It is possible that in the future, you will have serious illnesses .
On the other hand, think about that how much money you spend every time you buy those crunchy French fries!! With the same money, you can purchase things for your house or for your family.
I hope this advice helps you break your habit.
Your student,
Francisco
Oily Old Fries
Equal Bad Health.
By Hye-Sang from Korea.
Dear Sera,
My name is Hye-Sang and I am from Korea. I heard about your addiction to French fries and I would like to help. MacDonald's French fries are very oily. In fact, oily food is bad for your body especially because it will make you fat. The more you eat, the fatter you get. Its main ingredients are oil, chicken broth, and other seasonings. Among all the seasonings, salt is the worst for you. Chemically, salt is just sodium. We have to eat it suitably, but too much salt can cause many diseases.
In addition, old fried food that has been sitting around has a lot of bacteria because oily foods easily absorb many materials in the air. So it decays easily. For example, if we eat old fried food, then we can fall ill with, all kinds of diseases like food poisoning, enteritis, etc. So we must be careful about this.
Third, French fries have many calories. Many people know and worry about this, so they avoid eating them. But with children it is a little different. They like hamburgers, French fries, pizza and other greasy food. Parents have to tell to them about this. If they eat a lot of these, then they'll become fat. All of us must be careful about this.
I hope that my advice can help you stop your addiction to French fries.
Yours truly,
Hyesang
Eat Kim-chi First.
By Sanghak from Korea.
Dear Sera,
My name is Sanghak and I am from Korea. I heard about your addiction to French fries and I would like to help you. But, frankly speaking, I have no idea what you should do because I, myself, do not like French
fries. They are very oily and have a lot of oil in the potato.
Why do you like them? I cannot believe that about you. I know that you love "kim-chi" (a special Korean food consisting of spicy hot cabbage-very healthy and full of vitamins). If you like eating "kim-chi", you must eat the "kim-chi" first because it will help stop the oily food from harming your health. But if you do not eat the "kim-chi" first, just go right to the hospital!!! ( Ha ha ha I am just kidding…but maybe in the hospital they have something that will help you quit your addiction-- probably but I am not sure.)
If you cannot quit, you must play sports like jogging, working out or something like that because that would help your health. The last of my advice is to eat French fries too much, like everyday, or every time and then you can quit because after a while, you won't want to eat them. That is my opinion. Try, try, try to quit that food!! Or, you will be fat like me…..!!!
Your concerned student,
Sanghak
Cook for Yourself.
By Souleymane from Niger.
Dear Sera,
My name is Souleymane and I am from Niger. I heard about your addiction to French fries and would like to help. Eating too many French fries can make you fat. Being fat prevents you from doing many things. It can also produce many health problems such as liver disease, hemorrhoids, or give you pimples on your face.
The only advice I can give you is to make your decision firm about reducing your French fry consummation which will help you to keep your body in good health. Another way to stop this is to avoid going to MacDonald's and cook your own food. If you follow these instructions, you will be safe .
I hope you will follow my advice.
Yours truly,
Souleymane
Work at MacDonald's.
By Toshihiko from Japan.
Dear Sera,
My name is Toshihiko and I am from Japan. I heard about your addiction to French fries and I would like to help. That's right about Macdonald's French fries being bad for your health. But they are very tasty. It is difficult to quit eating them.
So you need to become more patient. You will quit eating them if you become a MacDonald's worker. Then, everyday you would look at the French fries. After a while, probably you would hate them. When I was a child, I ate custard pudding everyday. Then, I went off of it and started to hate it.
My advice to you is that you should become a MacDonald's worker or at least, eat French fries every single day until you get sick of them.
Yours truly,
Toshihiko Miyata,
Too Much Money.
By Yuya from Japan.
Dear Sera,
My name is Yuya and I am from Japan. I heard about your addiction and would like to help. If you do like French fries, they are bad for your health because, I think, they are too oily.
Also, French fries make you fatten up. But I like French fries, too. So, I go to the gym, so I'm not fat. Being fat is not good for your health.
If you eat them every day, I think they will cost too much and you will spend a lot of money on the French fries.
I hope you listen to my advice. Good luck.
Your student,
Yuya
Don't Be Shy.
By Fati from Niger.
Dear Sera,
My name is Fati and I am from Niger. I have just learned about your new student's problem making American friends.
I want to tell you that, if you want to start making friends with Americans, don't be shy (timid). Everyday look for a conversation with someone even if you don't know him. If you want to meet more people, try to observe where there is a group of people and go to sit next to them, so you will start a conversation. Try to participate in these conversations.
I hope you will meet lots of new people.
Thank you,
Fati
Be Friendly.
By Francisco from Chile.
Dear Sera,
My name is Francisco and I am from Chile. I heard about the problem that your new student is having making American friends and I would like to help you. I have some advice that can possibly help you with the problem of your international student.
First, he needs to know something about English because this is the beginning step towards establishing a conversation with American citizens.
Second, all the time Americans always try to help people from
different countries and they like to know and learn about other cultures, customs, and traditions. They, too, like teaching about their customs.
The most important advice is that he has to show his personality, because the American people are very friendly and often they like to enjoy parties and conversations between friends.
Anytime when somebody invites you somewhere, try to say yes and enjoy it because this is a good step for making some friends in the United
States.
Sera, I hope that all this advice can help you with your new friend or
international student.
Sincerely,
Francisco
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