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CultureTrav
shawarmaofwrath
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O A.4 when in Chennai, I had to a draw a taxi to ask someone where vie taxi stand was 😂😂#CultureTrav
RTWBarefoot
RT @Nicolette_O: A6: I've seen some hilarious menu items, but can't photos of these right now. Loved this fun old Guinness ad at the Guinne…
jettingaround
Totally flying high on Twitter chats today: #JAchat's 5th birthday and #CultureTrav on one of my favorite topics, languages. 😍🥂
Sostraveluk
epicureanexpats
A2. All the time! Using apps or just finding someone who understands a little goes a long way. #culturetrav
Nicolette_O
Wow! I can only imagine how tough this was, but it's so great that you used gestures and took Mandarin classes! @ForeverLostInT2 #CultureTrav https://t.co/rSkxupDell
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 h…
Nicolette_O
RT @shawarmaofwrath: @Nicolette_O A.1 French and Spanish 😂 #CultureTrav and I know Hindi and English
travelcricket8
RT @Nicolette_O: A6: I've seen some hilarious menu items, but can't photos of these right now. Loved this fun old Guinness ad at the Guinne…
travelcricket8
RT @goodnewsmuse: A6: David Sedaris tells how when he lived in Paris he ordered food in plural b/c he couldn't remember the noun's gender.…
t_jh2009
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O A5) Je m'appelle Tim is one of my favorite sayings to use because I'm introducing myself to someone else. #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
replying to @shawarmaofwrath @shawarmaofwrath Hey! That's awesome, Shayne! #CultureTrav
takemomalong
replying to @Shannon_Skinner
@Shannon_Skinner @Nicolette_O A2: #Turkey! A week there we learned the essential words like "water" and "coffee" but we were in an suburban area and not too many spoke English. They were wonderfully hospitable and kind so we communicated well anyway!
#CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @BespokeTravels: @ForeverLostInT2 @Nicolette_O there's nothing like talking to locals for really learning a new language. #CultureTrav
RTWBarefoot
replying to @goodnewsmuse @goodnewsmuse Gendered nouns are the single most pointless aspect to most languages. #CultureTrav #TweetYourUnpopularOpinion
ClobberTravel
A3. Love countries with a blend of cultures. Morocco is a perfect example. Arabic, Darija, Berber, French and Spanish dialects depending where you are. Islamic and Jewish communities. Cuisines from all over. So lively and interesting! #culturetrav
Nicolette_O
replying to @BespokeTravels @BespokeTravels @ForeverLostInT2 Immersion! Definitely! #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @RTWBarefoot: #CultureTrav A5 "Könnt ihr drauzen sitzen, wenn das wetter schön ist?".
Completely useless. But still beautiful in its si…
Nicolette_O
RT @Sostraveluk: @Nicolette_O A5 #Inshallah is my favourite saying meaning god willing it’s an Arabic term #culturetrav https://t.co/EwoO2x…
shawarmaofwrath
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O Yea, I want to learn those languages #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @Adventuringgal: One of my favorite sayings picked up traveling is inshallah. Only thing I thought it was scary with Turkish cabdrivers-…
RTWBarefoot
RT @travelcricket8: A4: Perhaps TMI but I was speaking to a pharmacist in Rome trying to explain UTI symptoms in Italian. #CultureTrav
Adventuringgal
replying to @Sostraveluk @Sostraveluk @Nicolette_O Ooh great minds think alike Sam #CultureTrav
jettingaround
replying to @lizl_genealogy @lizl_genealogy @TomFliesDotCom Whoa! The hidden stuff can be a real problem. In Argentina I survived on empanadas, Malbec, and coca leaves tea. 😎 #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
replying to @Adventuringgal @Adventuringgal You and @Sostraveluk both mentioned it today! :) #CultureTrav
Polymathically
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O A5: Tsundoku, the Japanese term for the pile of books you have, but haven't read them yet. #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
Good point to consider about taboos, as well! @Polymathically #CultureTrav https://t.co/vWIl5PeihY
CaitlinKellyNYC
replying to @travelcricket8 @travelcricket8 A5: My favorite French word -- of complete disgust -- ras-le-bol! (the bowl is overflowing....i.e. I've HAD it.) #culturetrav
BespokeTravels
replying to @ClobberTravel @ClobberTravel Do most people in Morocco speak all the languages you mentioned? #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
replying to @ClobberTravel @ClobberTravel Very cool! :) Arabic I imagine is really tough! #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @ClobberTravel: A1: English and French with some basic Spanish and speak reasonable Arabic. Would love to learn how to read and write Ar…
PrairieStylFile
A6: I totally thought these shirtless dudes were sexually harassing us in #Leon, #Spain, but it turns out they were yelling, “Hey ladies, we want to show you our DUCKS!” 😝 Whew! #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @LindaPeters64: @Nicolette_O A3 Language is part of our culture, that connects us and becomes an intrinsic part of who we are. Learning…
Nicolette_O
RT @BespokeTravels: @Nicolette_O Did a LOT of that while in Russia. The entire alphabet is different, so learning the language was twice as…
Nicolette_O
replying to @BespokeTravels @BespokeTravels Oh yes! Picture menus are wonderful that way! #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @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.
#Cultu…
Nicolette_O
replying to @CharlesMcCool @CharlesMcCool @Marilyn_Res @FunInFairfax haha! :) #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
replying to @Marilyn_Res @Marilyn_Res @CharlesMcCool @FunInFairfax I laughed at this, too! Too funny! #CultureTrav
lizl_genealogy
replying to @travelcricket8 @travelcricket8 A3 It's the most basic frame of a culture. When I was studying abroad in Canada the linguist who'd first fully translated a First Nations language told a story about eventually figuring out a suffix meant "used to exist but no longer does" & that it took 1/2 #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @PrairieStylFile: A6: I totally thought these shirtless dudes were sexually harassing us in #Leon, #Spain, but it turns out they were ye…
Nicolette_O
RT @CaitlinKellyNYC: @travelcricket8 A5: My favorite French word -- of complete disgust -- ras-le-bol! (the bowl is overflowing....i.e. I'v…
Nicolette_O
replying to @CaitlinKellyNYC @CaitlinKellyNYC @travelcricket8 haha! That's a fun word! #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @Polymathically: @Nicolette_O A5: Tsundoku, the Japanese term for the pile of books you have, but haven't read them yet. #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
Did you hear? Check out the offline version of the #CultureTrav chat inspired by this awesome community: Travel Banter, a conversation starter game on #Kickstarter: https://t.co/siBkI1x1UT 💫😍#CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
replying to @Polymathically @Polymathically haha! that's a good one, Justin! #CultureTrav