It has happened to all passengers at one time or another: want a friendly tourist so trying to find to talk links that giggle native or worse, completely have offended the local language only.
A new survey of more than 300 British traveller has shown some common and hilarious language derailment tourists abroad box.you are enough to get many people to leave red-faced and Verschl¸sselungsalgorithmusundunverschl¸sselter for your dictionaries.
The survey was conducted by direct owner, a British company advertises vacation properties.
A traveler who try to help, a polite greeting in Greece call an elderly woman a "squid," probably mixing from the Greek word for good morning landed "Kalimera" with "Calamari" (squid).
"Another tourist was tried for a hair dryer in Italy to ask, but ended up asking for your" head gebackenes al Forno. """Al Forno" is Italian for food out of the oven.
Be careful in France how you satisfaction is auszudrücken.Ein of common mistake after a meal, to say "I'm full (or"Plein"in French)," which can be as "pleine" field, which indicates you pregnant.
One of the respondents in the survey also said she was extremely embarrassing if you accidentally the locals in Cantonese told that she worked as a "Prostitute."
Meanwhile tourists can order fruit preserves for breakfast auffordern.Wenn takes many double rooms in Portugal say "Preservativo", make sure that you for a condom questions.
Many travelers also confessed that you incorrectly say "good morning" in the night.
The survey identified 95 percent of the respondents try to talk with the locals in their native language.
"You used words and phrases most?""Hello", "please" "thank you," "goodnight," "where are the restrooms?" and "A bottle of House red, please."
From cnn.com
Tourists who try the local language can make many funny or offensive errors.
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