This week on the Friday Five, it’s time to talk about language barriers. How do you survive them? Well here are some tips.
This week on the Friday Five, it’s time to talk about language barriers. How do you survive them? Well here are some tips.
Hey Brock – love the suggestions. I’ve never thought of using images/pictures to help navigate a foreign land. The stickiest situation that we’ve ever been in happened in our own country of Canada, in rural Quebec. The tires on our camper trailer kept blowing out. We were stranded in a remote area of Quebec. No one spoke English – or refused to speak English (during the heated French/English language debates). It was stressful to say the least. My high school french barely got us through.
@Teresa- Oh Quebec, got to love the memories. Pictured can be great, especially if you can put them on your camera, and you always have them to show people.
Hey Brock, took me a while to realize that you could post comments! looks like you are having a great time, and I must say I am a little jealous seeing you in the nice and warm weather in Thailand! So these language bariers are something I can personally relate to having moved from Holland to Canada, and not knowing a single word. Those hand gestures will get you very far!!
Hi Brock! One experience I had was my girlfriend and I were travelling in Germany and went into the train station for lunch (cheaper than a restaurant). The menu was all in German of which we understood some. However we looked over at what the couple next to us was eating which looked good. It was an obvious omelet. However when it came it turned out to be a liver omelet. Interesting taste!! take care
Just thought I’d say that Grandma has very good pie 🙂 And, nice tips too
@Stefan – Oh wow, ya I bet that was difficult. Good to know someone else uses the same tactics. Hope you are enjoying the cold weather a little bit. I am in chilly Shanghai.
@Lois – Liver…oh my. Did their’s not look like liver? You just have to grin and bear it sometimes.
part of the experience and makes a good story.
@Ryan – Agreed.
Did I hear goldfinger in the background there?
@Ted- This is possible but I don’t recall