speak out loud with friends yes or no?

Hello Amrik; Do you mean shy? That's not the same thing... Personally, I try to avoid being to personal. I do not consider talking online as with a regular close friend. Even one who has moved out in another corner of the town, or out of town or to another country. But, there's a way out of your shyness: Put your attention on what you read and try to perceive the person through the words you're reading. If you feel you have a life experience to contribute to the discussion, you focus on that and not on your shyness or your level of expertise in the language. On the other hand, being active in an anglophone site, good idea to improve the language and the vocabulary. I would do the same if I would go to a Spanish site, let's say. Best, Hurray