Thread: To speak or not to speak the local language when visiting other countries?
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Old 06-20-2009, 08:59 AM   #27
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...and the British are certainly no exception...
Too true - I've most often "cringed" when encountering Brits abroad - seems to be a sub-type who think if you speak loudly and slowly enough, everybody will understand them. Shudder.
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