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Have you been to many countries? |
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A few. |
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Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 3:45 pm
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Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:42 pm
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Well, a lot natives of that country'll pretty much tell you aren't from there. And they'll most likely use the tourist's language, especially if they see they're having a hard time. It's more of an accommodation thing than anything else, I think. I also think that if you insist on using the native language, then they'll be a bit more inclined to just use it too, and help you out with mistakes. I don't take any offense to it, but, sometimes it can feel like they're assuming you don't know their language good enough to carry out the whole conversation, even though that may or may not be the case, like, it's just them trying to help you. I guess you could even politely ask if they keep using said native language, to help you improve. So more communication, (rather than less on the assumption that they're being impolite) is probably better. The only time I've been out of the country was back when I was six to go to the Dominican Republic. I didn't know too much Spanish so my dad acted as a major role as a translator for me. I sure do wish he'dve taught me the actual language growing up though.
Edit: Nice change up on the avi!! . . .Where'd your rottweilers go?? xd
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Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:23 am
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 12:22 am
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Chaos Blue Well, a lot natives of that country'll pretty much tell you aren't from there. And they'll most likely use the tourist's language, especially if they see they're having a hard time. It's more of an accommodation thing than anything else, I think. I also think that if you insist on using the native language, then they'll be a bit more inclined to just use it too, and help you out with mistakes. I don't take any offense to it, but, sometimes it can feel like they're assuming you don't know their language good enough to carry out the whole conversation, even though that may or may not be the case, like, it's just them trying to help you. I guess you could even politely ask if they keep using said native language, to help you improve. So more communication, (rather than less on the assumption that they're being impolite) is probably better. The only time I've been out of the country was back when I was six to go to the Dominican Republic. I didn't know too much Spanish so my dad acted as a major role as a translator for me. I sure do wish he'dve taught me the actual language growing up though.
Edit: Nice change up on the avi!! . . .Where'd your rottweilers go?? xd
Thanks! smile My rottweilers are on holiday in my equip menu.
I felt like a change to something snazzier. I think I succeeded. xd
ThuckFat All except for Germany. We moved here and only the teachers tried speaking English with us. Most classmates had their fun asking me questions I could hardly understand like " Hast du einen Schwanz ?". That is ambiguous and can be translated to " Do you have a tail ?" (at that time the only translation I knew of Schwanz). Naturally I answered - with a puzzled look on my face wondering why they would ask me such a question - with " Nein". Unaware, that Schwanz colloquially means d**k -_-
That’s funny…the first translation of Schwanz I knew was the one you learned last.
If only our places had been switched…you might have been saved the shame. xd
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Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:06 am
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Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 6:30 pm
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ThuckFat XWraith_LordX That’s funny…the first translation of Schwanz I knew was the one you learned last. If only our places had been switched…you might have been saved the shame. xd Yeah it's a pity I don't learn the vulgar words of a language first like everyone else does confused Meh, mostly I just learn a few here and there because everyone else knows them. Spanish and Japanese insults seem to be the most common.
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Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:25 am
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Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:31 pm
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:06 am
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XWraith_LordX Einllikoach A few times ago I occurred to encounter some English-speaking tourists who were speaking to me as they were reading from a text-book (some of them actually did, in front of my face), insisting to keep it going even when I said they can simply turn to me in English, instead of wasting our time. However, what angers me the most was that some of those told me - in English - they don’t want me to mislead them with my English and therefore I should respond them in Hebrew only. Brilliant. stare XWraith_LordX, marvelous avatar! ;ÐDid you then start a long complex speech in English that made them drop their jaws at your perfect and amazing your English was? surprised --- Thanks! It actually matches your avi too I think....hehe.... xd Eh, no, not really; I have done that at start, but apparently it didn’t worked well.
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Oh, yes, I was thinking about that. They look a bit as they were taken out of a Cabaret show or something.
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:07 am
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 4:39 pm
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Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 1:54 pm
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Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 12:59 pm
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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 3:17 pm
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