Q: Prepare for the worst by developing a fire escape plan and making sure everyone in your household knows what to do in case of a fire. Your plan should identify all available exits from each room and routes that lead from the room to a safe, open-air space. Designate a meeting space away from your house, such as a neighbor's yard or a mailbox across the street. It's important that your exit routes do not lead to a closed-in area that would prevent escape away from your home, like a gated courtyard. It's best that any gates or fences can be easily unlocked or unlatched from inside. Make sure everyone in your household knows how to unlock or unlatch any doors, windows, gates, or fences. Routinely inspect any and all of these potential obstacles to be sure they will actually provide a means of escape in the event of a fire. Practice your plan every few months, including at night, which is when fires are most deadly since it's more difficult to find a safe exit. When making an escape plan, take any handicaps or abilities into account. If you or someone in your household depends on glasses or hearing aids and will need them in order to find their way out, make sure they're always on a nightstand or other handy spot. Make sure wheelchairs, canes, and other means of mobility assistance are by their user's bed or easily accessible. It's best for anyone with mobility issues to sleep on the ground level of a multi-story home. Contact your local fire service's non-emergency number and tell them about anyone in your household with special needs that should be kept on file. Stay as low to the ground as possible while you swiftly make your way to the nearest exit, especially if there is smoke in the area you're located. Smoke inhalation can cause you to lose consciousness, and the freshest air will be closest to the ground since smoke and toxic chemicals rise. In addition, staying low below smoke will increase your ability to clearly see your escape path. Never open a door if the doorknob feels hot. That means there's most likely a fire behind it, and opening the door will put you in danger and fuel the fire with oxygen. If your primary means of escape is blocked by a hot doorknob or other obvious sign of fire, find an alternate route or a window. Use the back of your hand to feel doorknobs, rather than your palm. The thinner skin on the back of your hand is more sensitive to heat, so you'll notice heat before getting burned. Open any doors you come across slowly and be prepare to quickly shut it in case you encounter fire or smoke. Even if you're scared, it's most important never to hide under a bed, in the closet, or anywhere else during a fire. If you hide during a fire, firefighters or other responders won't know where you are. Try not to panic, and do your best to remain calm and make your way to the nearest way out of your house. If all possible exits are blocked, it's important that you do everything you can to let any emergency responders know where you are. If you have a phone handy, call emergency services to let them know your exact location. Yell for help, shine a flashlight at a window, or find a light colored cloth or clothing item to signal out the window. If you are stuck in a room, cover all vents, close the door and put a towel, clothes, or anything on hand that can suitably cover any cracks around it. This will help keep smoke and fire from entering the room.
A: Have an escape plan and practice it. Plan around the abilities of everyone in your household. Stay low and crawl to an exit to avoid smoke inhalation. Feel doorknobs to see if they're hot. Don't hide in the event of a fire. Know what to do if your escape routes are blocked.

Q: Make friends with someone who speaks Tamil and ask them to talk with you. You can ask them to teach you words and check your dictionary against them. They can even teach you grammar and culture! Although movies in Tamil are not as abundant as movies in Hindi (the product of the Indian film industry known as "Bollywood"), there are still plenty of movies available! Check out Netflix, YouTube, and your local video store. No matter what your taste, there's probably a Tamil film to satisfy it: Poriyaalan is an action thriller, Appuchi Gramam is a sci-fi disaster epic, Burma is a comedy-noir about car heists, and Thegidi is a romance. Ideally, you can find a local group on the internet or a local message board. If there isn't a Tamil group in your area, set one up! A conversation group will help you meet others who are interested in studying Tamil and learning more about the culture. Meetup.com is a common place to set up and find language groups, but you can also contact your local university or college, as they may have more resources. In larger cities, there are often Tamil cultural centers established to serve the local Tamil population. However, even in smaller towns there are often Indian cultural centers and events, so you might still be able to find someone who knows Tamil and is willing to share their knowledge with you. You'll also learn a lot about their culture and customs. Once you've mastered the basics of Tamil, explore the world! Tamil is spoken widely in India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Malaysia, as well as within substantial immigrant groups in Canada, Germany, South Africa, and Indonesia. Nalla atirstam-- Good luck!
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Find someone to chat with you. Watch Tamil films with English subtitles. Join (or start) a language group. Visit a cultural center. Travel to a country where they speak Tamil.