Languages
CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @travthroughlife: A3: With exceptions, many of our languages borrow words and phrases from each other, so I think that's one way we're b…
RTWBarefoot
replying to @PrairieStylFile @PrairieStylFile Numbers too. The numbers are very important #CultureTrav
Marilyn_Res
RT @Nicolette_O: Q4: Tell us a story where you had to draw or gesture to get a point across. What did you do? #CultureTrav https://t.co/J7r…
PrairieStylFile
replying to @BespokeTravels @BespokeTravels It is a system born out of my frustration with not remembering how to say, "sorry" and "excuse me" when I bumped into people on the subway and snowballed from there. #culturetrav
Polymathically
replying to @itsmetheresac @itsmetheresac @Nicolette_O Yeah, I highly recommend not getting kidney stones in Prague. It's not fun. Especially when the nurses karate chop your sides to figure out where you're hurting! Or when you're stranded overnight in a creepy, lonely hospital ward and waiting for emergency surgery! #culturetrav
Nicolette_O
replying to @travthroughlife @travthroughlife Very true! I find that to be very true, as I can also understand my Ukrainian friend or a German friend...while I don't really speak either language. :) #CultureTrav
lizl_genealogy
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O A1 Lots of times. Sometimes they or I gave up, sometimes I learned, sometimes we pantomimed or they wrote down what I owed knowing I could read numbers. #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @gemmagoesglobal: A2. In China I learned my coffee order and the people at the store I went into each day loved me haha ☕️☺️ #CultureTrav
Pinkzenjoy
replying to @PrairieStylFile @PrairieStylFile @HeidiSiefkas Lol, thanks! and we will also be traveling locally with a Japan expert @wheresshellyii so that will be helpful 😀 #CultureTrav
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 🎫 inspectors who fined us, the language barrier was challenging #culturetrav
Nicolette_O
replying to @gemmagoesglobal @gemmagoesglobal That is awesome, Gemma! I'm sure they loved that you learned the language! #CultureTrav
RTWBarefoot
RT @Pinkzenjoy: @PrairieStylFile @HeidiSiefkas Lol, thanks! and we will also be traveling locally with a Japan expert @wheresshellyii so th…
TomFliesDotCom
replying to @jettingaround @jettingaround Ahhh the plight of the traveling vegetarian; we know it all too well :) #culturetrav
Nicolette_O
RT @jettingaround: A3: I've heard that we get another soul when we speak a foreign language. #CultureTrav https://t.co/Qev3cPeRrk
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
PrairieStylFile
replying to @itsmetheresac @itsmetheresac I tend to go blank when I need a word, so this helps me feel like I have the basics under control. I also study a little on trains and in taxis. (I'm a nerd like that. But it helps!) #culturetrav
ForeverLostInT2
replying to @RMBlackWidow @RMBlackWidow @Nicolette_O I went in March and same thing but everyone was so nice it was easy enough to get by. Maybe not if you're away from tourist areas though #CultureTrav
jettingaround
replying to @itsmetheresac @itsmetheresac Yes! I can address friends mi amor or cariño when I speak Spanish, but I'm unlikely to do that in another, less caliente language. 😨😆 #CultureTrav
goodnewsmuse
A5: I love idiomatic phrases. They are descriptive and original, often humorous. My favorite is French, "dans les choux," literally, "in the cabbages." We Americans would say, "up a creek." I blogged about it here: https://t.co/ScxSwYAy0Q #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @BespokeTravels: @travthroughlife @Nicolette_O It's so intriguing to find out how language today stems from common ancient roots! Very h…
travelcricket8
A5: When in Rome...because it is about embracing the culture you are in and it's a beautiful thing! #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
A5: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Be respectful, be good to people, ask questions, check in with friends to see how they're doing, and be present. :) #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @LindaPeters64: @Nicolette_O A2 Yes, travelling to many countries where English is not the first language used, I've been able to commun…
Nicolette_O
RT @Shannon_Skinner: @Nicolette_O A2. I have taken French lessons to help me on my travels. Due for another! #CultureTrav
BespokeTravels
replying to @PrairieStylFile @PrairieStylFile I love the system. I usually spend a lot of time memorizing! This is way easier! #CultureTrav
Sostraveluk
replying to @travelcricket8 @travelcricket8 A3 No matter what the barrier everyone always find a way to communicate with one and another #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 restaura…
adventuresginge
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O A2 sometimes someone was there to translate, or I used an app, or you just make gestures with your hands! You can usually get by! #CultureTrav
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
replying to @travelcricket8 @travelcricket8 hahaha! That's impressive ;) #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 be…
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
CharlesMcCool
A5 "We're lost but making good time." Meaning for me: get lost and discover the real #funness. #travel #CultureTrav @Nicolette_O @FunInFairfax
Nicolette_O
RT @itsmetheresac: @PrairieStylFile I like to learn the basics as well! I've never written them down though, probably a good idea as I'm su…
Nicolette_O
RT @t_jh2009: @Nicolette_O A3) I think that different languages can bind us together via song and dance like when I went to a Tango show in…
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 end…
TravelTales_CA
RT @Nicolette_O: @TravelTales_CA This is so true! :) love that example, too! #CultureTrav
daily_levidrome
RT @LindaPeters64: @Nicolette_O @Sostraveluk @livetotravel_pm @LiveaMemory @lizl_genealogy @LisaComento @lisasavageTC @travthroughlife @liv…
Marilyn_Res
RT @travthroughlife: A4: My name (Carl) also means sword or knife or something similar in Korean, though I can never get the pronunciation…
CharlesMcCool
replying to @Marilyn_Res @Marilyn_Res @Nicolette_O @FunInFairfax Hello Marilyn #travel #CultureTrav
travthroughlife
A5: My wife says this to me even after years of being back home. Joo-goo-lay. "Do you want to die?" in Korean.
#CultureTrav
jettingaround
replying to @TomFliesDotCom @TomFliesDotCom Ha, yes! But this was one of the very few challenges I've experienced as a #vegetarian. Luckily...🤞🌿 #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
replying to @TravelTales_CA @TravelTales_CA Wow! 😃👏🙏Good for you for trying to help them as much as you could though. I'm sure drawing maps and circling websites was really useful for them! #CultureTrav
BespokeTravels
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O Did a LOT of that while in Russia. The entire alphabet is different, so learning the language was twice as difficult. Thank goodness for restaurants with picture menus. #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @adventuresginge: @Nicolette_O A2 sometimes someone was there to translate, or I used an app, or you just make gestures with your hands!…