The New Guy

Sooo. I may need to work on my cross-cultural communication. In fairness, my new housemate's first language is Xhosa and mine is English, he is a he, and we are from two very different countries. I'm sure he's tired of me looking quizzical and asking,"What? Sorry, I didn't catch that." I am quickly turning into a typical American--speaking louder and slower. Argh.