Hi Choppy,
Many thanks for your reply.
1. I will try to socialize with different groups of people, and have already tried to do so.
2. Most of what you say is true and makes perfect sense. However, in this case my supervisor does not have knowledge of my topic, and I am not exaggerating. He...
Hi Blue leaf,
Thank you for your reply. My supervisor is good at English and studied abroad for his PhD, but does not talk in English if there are others around. The problem is that he wants to do things that are completely out of his expertise -- or the group's. For example, my advisor hired a...
Hi everyone,
I am a second year postgraduate student working in astrophysics. I chose my university pretty hastily, and now I feel like I am at a dead end. My colleagues do not speak to me in English and I need to fight to be able to hold a normal conversation at lunch table. I am currently...