Languages
CultureTrav
goodnewsmuse
A3: Travelers who bother to learn and speak a few words in every country they visit signal they are interested in the culture. Pronouncing & learning foreign words (no matter how difficult) tunes your ear & educates your mouth so you listen & practice. #CultureTrav #language
Nicolette_O
A3: I've found that depending on the language(s), I can pick up similarities in sound/words. And, while I don't speak (much) German, I've also found there are cultural similarities to the Netherlands or Belgium, as neighboring countries. #CultureTrav
TravelTales_CA
replying to @travthroughlife
@travthroughlife @CultureWithTrav I am always afraid of hand gestures. I've heard some of them may be innocent but translate differently.
Beer, yes! And vodka, whiskey, and gin! š
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jettingaround
replying to @CaitlinKellyNYC @CaitlinKellyNYC I had German in high school, but wish it had been Spanish or French. Much more up my alley. #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
replying to @jettingaround @jettingaround YES! šI love the name, and immediately told her about you! #CultureTrav
RTWBarefoot
#culturetrav A2: the language issue is one of my major issues when i travel,because I'm unassertive, scared of being laughed at, insecure, and have a brain that doesn't think quickly enough to be any good at them.
Nicolette_O
RT @sl2016_sl: @Nicolette_O A2. Yup, in Istanbul, some of the market guys couldnāt speak English and I canāt speak Turkish. I had to useā¦
CaitlinKellyNYC
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O A2: Hah! I was in a very small town in rural Sicily and needed to do an interview for a story. No one spoke English. I found a local who spoke French and he translated Italian-French for me. #culturetrav
RTWBarefoot
RT @Nicolette_O: Q3: How do you think languages bind us to different cultures? #CultureTrav
Sostraveluk
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O A2 Whilst in Marrakech the guy that worked in our riad didnāt speak any English so @chancetotravel and I tried to use French & some sign language to get by #culturetrav
BespokeTravels
replying to @LindaPeters64 @LindaPeters64 @Nicolette_O @travelcricket8 whew! that maple, what a stunner! #culturetrav
itsmetheresac
replying to @jettingaround @jettingaround I was just going to ask if you were still together! #culturetrav
Nicolette_O
RT @Adventuringgal: A2. When I was in #China my hostel would write notes for me to give to cabdrivers so I could tell them where I was goinā¦
Nicolette_O
replying to @Adventuringgal @Adventuringgal That is pretty amazing! Go, hostel! #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @t_jh2009: @Nicolette_O A2) I have thanks to a translator app I downloaded prior to my recent trip. #CultureTrav
gemmagoesglobal
A2. In China I learned my coffee order and the people at the store I went into each day loved me haha āļøāŗļø #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @BespokeTravels: @Nicolette_O A2: Smiles go a long way. #CultureTrav https://t.co/BzlfEB3QjW
SGSwritereditor
RT @goodnewsmuse: A3: Travelers who bother to learn and speak a few words in every country they visit signal they are interested in the culā¦
Nicolette_O
RT @Sostraveluk: @Nicolette_O A2 Whilst in Marrakech the guy that worked in our riad didnāt speak any English so @chancetotravel and I trieā¦
travthroughlife
A3: With exceptions, many of our languages borrow words and phrases from each other, so I think that's one way we're bound to different cultures. Et tu? @Nicolette_O
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Nicolette_O
replying to @Sostraveluk @Sostraveluk @chancetotravel Love it! Every attempt made to communicate was surely super appreciated! š#CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @CaitlinKellyNYC: @Nicolette_O A2: Hah! I was in a very small town in rural Sicily and needed to do an interview for a story. No one spoā¦
Nicolette_O
replying to @CaitlinKellyNYC @CaitlinKellyNYC Wow! How awesome that the local guy helped translate! #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @RTWBarefoot: #culturetrav A2: the language issue is one of my major issues when i travel,because I'm unassertive, scared of being laughā¦
TravelTales_CA
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O So true! I can understand more of other languages or traditions based on experience with similar languages/areas. #CultureTrav
PrairieStylFile
A2: I always learn basic pleasantries, common questions and how to order foods I like when I travel. I write it all down (both in the language Iām learning and phonetically) in the notebook I take with me, so if I get stuck, I can read or just point! #culturetrav
RTWBarefoot
#culturetrav a3: now. Language, even dialect, picks up cultural concepts. The more important the concept in culture, the more you'll see it in language.
lucky_budd
RT @LindaPeters64: @Nicolette_O @Sostraveluk @livetotravel_pm @LiveaMemory @lizl_genealogy @LisaComento @lisasavageTC @travthroughlife @livā¦
Polymathically
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O A2: Yeah, when I was hospitalized in Prague last year. I don't speak Czech, and only 2 or 3 people in the entire clinic spoke English. Lots of gesturing ensued. I just took everything nice and slow and tried to keep a good sense of humor. #CultureTrav
CharlesMcCool
replying to @Polymathically @Polymathically @Nicolette_O wowzers. #travel #CultureTrav
Adventuringgal
replying to @FidelmaMcMorrow @FidelmaMcMorrow Otherwise, no communicado! #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
replying to @RTWBarefoot @RTWBarefoot I can understand that being tricky. You want to try and say something, but sometimes the words escape or you can't think quickly enough. It's a struggle. #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @TravelTales_CA: @travthroughlife @CultureWithTrav I am always afraid of hand gestures. I've heard some of them may be innocent but traā¦
Sostraveluk
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O @chancetotravel Thankyou š Most definitely #CultureTrav
epicureanexpats
RT @goodnewsmuse: A3: Travelers who bother to learn and speak a few words in every country they visit signal they are interested in the culā¦
Nicolette_O
replying to @TravelTales_CA @TravelTales_CA @travthroughlife @CultureWithTrav Hahaha! ;) A fair point. Gestures are not universally appreciated! #CultureTrav
PrairieStylFile
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O I'm trying! Speaking it isn't so bad. But writing in Arabic is another story. #culturetrav
itsmetheresac
A3 There are all these little customs, foods, traditions, etc. which are unique to a place. Fika in Sweden, for example, or a siesta in Spain. Experiencing these things is part of travel in my opinion! #culturetrav
RTWBarefoot
RT @Nicolette_O: @RTWBarefoot I can understand that being tricky. You want to try and say something, but sometimes the words escape or youā¦
Nicolette_O
RT @HeidiSiefkas: A2 Almost on every trip and even sometimes at home. Although Romance languages are easy for me, I have little to no knowlā¦
BespokeTravels
replying to @travelcricket8 @travelcricket8 A3: Language is one of the primary definers of a culture. So many are being lost as the smaller indigenous language is no longer practiced. #Culturetrav
Pinkzenjoy
replying to @HeidiSiefkas @HeidiSiefkas I did study Japanese for 2 years in college years ago but forgotten. Need to brush up the basics before I visit but heard thereās English signage everywhere #CultureTrav
epicureanexpats
replying to @Adventuringgal @Adventuringgal Our hotel did that in Lorea for us, too! It was a big help #culturetrav