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travelcricket8
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Q4: Tell us a story where you had to draw or gesture to get a point across. What did you do? #CultureTrav
goodnewsmuse
A4: Case of gestural confusion in our own country: We went to a locals beach in Hawaii. Worried that as tourists we'd be harrassed, we left when a big, tough-looking native made an unfamiliar hand signal. We discovered later it was the welcoming sign "hang loose.". #CultureTrav
travelcricket8
A4: Perhaps TMI but I was speaking to a pharmacist in Rome trying to explain UTI symptoms in Italian. #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
A4: I had to gesture/draw a bit to get meaning across when I met a group of Japanese tourists in NY. Their English was pretty good, but gesturing/drawing helped to get the point across. #CultureTrav
travthroughlife
A4: My name (Carl) also means sword or knife or something similar in Korean, though I can never get the pronunciation right. Anyway, I always introduced myself and then made a stabbing motion to loosen things up. Maybe that had the opposite effect? @CultureWithTrav
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CharlesMcCool
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O A4 not knowing what Rabo de Toro was in Spain, waiter drew a bull and circled the tail. @FunInFairfax and I were like, oooooooooh, OK! #travel #CultureTrav
jettingaround
A4: Getting food in Kiev was a problem - Cyrillic alphabet + lots of meat and I'm a vegetarian. Finally found a restaurant that had photos on the menu. There was lots of finger pointing. š #CultureTrav https://t.co/iNYlMsErLI
Sostraveluk
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O A4 When Adam and I were in Poland we were lost so we got on a tram and hoped it would get us back to Krakow square. We had no change and were stopped by plain clothes ticket š« inspectors who fined us, the language barrier was challenging #culturetrav
t_jh2009
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O A4) I learned from a former coworker who was from Greece that one should be careful with your gestures and keep them very limited like pointing to something. #CultureTrav
Marilyn_Res
RT @jettingaround: A4: Getting food in Kiev was a problem - Cyrillic alphabet + lots of meat and I'm a vegetarian. Finally found a restauraā¦
Nicolette_O
RT @travelcricket8: A4: Perhaps TMI but I was speaking to a pharmacist in Rome trying to explain UTI symptoms in Italian. #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @goodnewsmuse: A4: Case of gestural confusion in our own country: We went to a locals beach in Hawaii. Worried that as tourists we'd beā¦
TravelTales_CA
A4: I worked in post secondary and would try to use the bits of the students language to help them, but would often end up drawing maps or circling websites on print material so they could go home and translate them online. Poor kids, it's tough!#CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @TravelTales_CA: A4: I worked in post secondary and would try to use the bits of the students language to help them, but would often endā¦
Marilyn_Res
RT @travthroughlife: A4: My name (Carl) also means sword or knife or something similar in Korean, though I can never get the pronunciationā¦
Marilyn_Res
RT @CharlesMcCool: @Nicolette_O A4 not knowing what Rabo de Toro was in Spain, waiter drew a bull and circled the tail. @FunInFairfax and Iā¦
Nicolette_O
RT @t_jh2009: @Nicolette_O A4) I learned from a former coworker who was from Greece that one should be careful with your gestures and keepā¦
Nicolette_O
RT @Sostraveluk: @Nicolette_O A4 When Adam and I were in Poland we were lost so we got on a tram and hoped it would get us back to Krakow sā¦
Nicolette_O
RT @jettingaround: A4: Getting food in Kiev was a problem - Cyrillic alphabet + lots of meat and I'm a vegetarian. Finally found a restauraā¦
Nicolette_O
RT @CharlesMcCool: @Nicolette_O A4 not knowing what Rabo de Toro was in Spain, waiter drew a bull and circled the tail. @FunInFairfax and Iā¦
Polymathically
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O A4: Trying to communicate that I had kidney stones in Prague was like a very painful game of charades. I had to hold my side and point to certain areas. Thankfully, the staff were pros, even though they were clearly annoyed with having to deal with me. #CultureTrav
travelcricket8
RT @Polymathically: @Nicolette_O A4: Trying to communicate that I had kidney stones in Prague was like a very painful game of charades. I hā¦
RTWBarefoot
RT @travelcricket8: A4: Perhaps TMI but I was speaking to a pharmacist in Rome trying to explain UTI symptoms in Italian. #CultureTrav