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13. From a Vietnamese MBA
Student Talking About Speaking in Class
I know participating in the US is required
to get good grades but somehow deep
inside I felt like I was doing something
very wrong. I was trembling, sweating. I
just could not look at the professor or
my classmates in the eyes. I felt guilty.
14. From an Indian Professional
Trying to Promote Himself at a Networking
Event in the US
I feel that I am performing a sin, trying to
become something that I am not, being
artificial and fake. I try to sell myself
bragging about my abilities to a stranger
and that feels so weird and selfish to me.
It makes me feel like I am doing things to
achieve my objectives at all cost