People all over the world are generally delighted that you bothered at all, and are eager to teach you more.
Agreed. All you need is how to say hi/hello, thanks, am sorry/excuse me and goodbye (bonus: “not very fluent with that-language”).
body language is pretty standard all over the world these days; globalization and the internet may have contributed to this (unless people there have been living under a rock for over half a century)
For Eg, acting “drinking from an imaginary bottle” signals as you are thirsty, requesting water.
You will be amazed with your brain capacity to sock up more of that language while in that country.
Yes!! I love picking up little tidbits in other languages while traveling.
It’s also amazing how ubiquitous English has become in the last 20 years, thanks to the internet. Back in the day, French or Spanish was required for some countries that spoke zero English, and that isn’t really the case anymore.
Agreed. All you need is how to say hi/hello, thanks, am sorry/excuse me and goodbye (bonus: “not very fluent with that-language”).
body language is pretty standard all over the world these days; globalization and the internet may have contributed to this (unless people there have been living under a rock for over half a century)
For Eg, acting “drinking from an imaginary bottle” signals as you are thirsty, requesting water.
You will be amazed with your brain capacity to sock up more of that language while in that country.
Yes!! I love picking up little tidbits in other languages while traveling.
It’s also amazing how ubiquitous English has become in the last 20 years, thanks to the internet. Back in the day, French or Spanish was required for some countries that spoke zero English, and that isn’t really the case anymore.