Going to Europe...

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Not so much the music as the under-dressed man prancing around in his half-speedo.
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If you're worried about language barriers, don't be.. just do what the British do. Speak louder, slower and with a dodgy impression/accent of the country you are in.

90% of Euro countries speak good English anyway.
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Jenk wrote:If you're worried about language barriers, don't be.. just do what the British do. Speak louder, slower and with a dodgy impression/accent of the country you are in.
I thought us Americans were the only idiots that did that.

It's refreshing to read that we're not alone in our stupidity. :)
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feyd wrote:
Jenk wrote:If you're worried about language barriers, don't be.. just do what the British do. Speak louder, slower and with a dodgy impression/accent of the country you are in.
I thought us Americans were the only idiots that did that.

It's refreshing to read that we're not alone in our stupidity. :)
My mum is so embarassing sometimes. We'll be in like Spain or somewhere that you can pretty much guarantee to be understood and she'll be talking in a slow voice and doing all the hand actions... she even exaggerates the tone of her voice... OMG I'm going red thinking about it 8O
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feyd wrote:
Jenk wrote:If you're worried about language barriers, don't be.. just do what the British do. Speak louder, slower and with a dodgy impression/accent of the country you are in.
I thought us Americans were the only idiots that did that.

It's refreshing to read that we're not alone in our stupidity. :)
Very common in the bay area where there is a large population of non to minimal speaking Hispanics and Asians. It is rather embarassing watching someone say the same exact phrase louder and with a more irate voice thinking that the poor bastard that didn't understand him before will suddenly have learned enough English between sentences to catch on the second or third time around.
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fly easy-jet if you are going to fly.
LOL I don't really see any alternative... I guess I could take a boat, but that'd be kind of silly. :D
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No, it'd be an adventure!

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it'd be long... really long.
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d11wtq wrote:
feyd wrote:
Jenk wrote:If you're worried about language barriers, don't be.. just do what the British do. Speak louder, slower and with a dodgy impression/accent of the country you are in.
I thought us Americans were the only idiots that did that.

It's refreshing to read that we're not alone in our stupidity. :)
My mum is so embarassing sometimes. We'll be in like Spain or somewhere that you can pretty much guarantee to be understood and she'll be talking in a slow voice and doing all the hand actions... she even exaggerates the tone of her voice... OMG I'm going red thinking about it 8O
Brit: "I'd like two cappuccino's please."
Shop attendant: "huh?"
Brit: "DO, DO CAPPUCCINO, PALESIO!"

'do' being 'two' and 'palesio' being 'please,' both with incredibly shifty Italian accents. Had me in stitches.

The other one that gets me is when you go to places dominated by the English, and yet... a lot of people still think they are the only English there and often take disregard to what they are discussing. Makes for some interesting eaves dropping, depending where you go.
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ole wrote:If you are in london come to phplondon
d11wqt wrote:Come to Manchester; We'll show you how to throw a proper party
If you guys are serious, I would love to meet up... although I doubt I'd want to work on any kind of php while on my trip. :D
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Serious yeah :) No PHP, just clubs/bars and Manchester life!
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Jenk wrote:If you're worried about language barriers, don't be.. just do what the British do. Speak louder, slower and with a dodgy impression/accent of the country you are in.
While speaking louder and slower actually may help, I wouldn't recommend to imitate local accent. Depending on the situation it may get you in trouble (like being beaten) =)
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I don't know what the Eurostar prices are like now, but that might be a handy route between London, Paris, etc

Route map is here: http://www.eurostar.com/UK/uk/leisure/t ... e_maps.jsp
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If you get the chance, go to Rome - it's a fantastic city. I go there once a month (I live about 2 hours train ride away), and it takes my breath away every time.

Don't worry, they all speak English in Rome.
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I want to, and I was planning to, but somebody told me it's insanely over-crowded in the summer.
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