Hello! USA Everyday Living for International Residents and Visitors by Judy Priven

Practical information about American life and culture for international individuals and families traveling or moving to the U.S. Overview maps of the U.S. with climates and distances between major cities; charts on converting European-American clothing sizes, Centigrade-Farenheit temperatures, American and metric measurements; samples of job résumés and cover letters, day-care applications, and college-application essays; step-by-step instructions for renting a home, buying a car, filing a tax return; illustrations of social security cards, visas, medicine labels, baseball and American football playing fields. Tells you what to say when applying for a loan, introducing yourself at a party, leaving a message on your answering machine. 286 pages. Useful for more than a year after moving to America.