Considering none of us bothered to learn our assigned foreign language, (See December 1st meeting minutes and I never distributed Rosetta Stone as planned). It is probably too late to start learning for it to be of use on the trip.
So... I've been reading from my guidebooks that people in Europe prefer to be asked if they speak English in there native tongue before speaking to them in English.
I guess its considered rude to just walk up to them and start automatically speaking English.
So below is the phrase "Do you speak English?" translated in our itinerary relevant languages:
German: Sprechen Sie Englisch?
So... I've been reading from my guidebooks that people in Europe prefer to be asked if they speak English in there native tongue before speaking to them in English.
I guess its considered rude to just walk up to them and start automatically speaking English.
So below is the phrase "Do you speak English?" translated in our itinerary relevant languages:
German: Sprechen Sie Englisch?
Dutch: Spreekt u Engels?
French: Parlez-vous anglais?
Italian: Parla inglese?
Spanish: ¿Habla usted inglés?
(Source: http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/english.htm)
-Poon
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