Traveling with only English
I'm curious about your experiences traveling not knowing the local language, if you have experienced any negative attitude. (Yes, I know we should always learn greetings and pleasantries in the local language, ask if English is OK, etc). I'm living in Brazil and when I see tourists who don't speak Portuguese use English, Brazilians generally try to be accommodating, try to help out regardless of the barrier, generally very pleasant to international tourists.
I have only had one bad experience in all my years of traveling. It was in Germany, about 15 years ago, in Berlin of all places. It was at a museum and a security guard got very frustrated when we we were having a language barrier about me bringing a small daypack into the museum. I just didn't understand what she was saying about the locker check/baggage storage and I am pretty sure she said something along the lines that I should speak German if I am traveling in Germany. No big deal, but a little embarrassing.
I'm just wondering about your experiences, good or bad.
Submitted January 30, 2019 at 01:59PM by doveskylark http://bit.ly/2TnhHdc
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