Sometimes your own culture can surprise you.
After a couple of years away from the UK, I got some serious culture shock when I came back to visit.
Pick up some advanced English phrases from the story of my trip.
This is a full English listening lesson with phrases to download (from www.clarkandmiller.com/english-podcast), descriptions of the phrases and the opportunity to listen to the story twice -- the first time nice and slow and the second time faster and more natural.
Good luck and, most importantly ... enjoy the story!
The Clark and Miller English Podcast