Comments on: The importance of making local friends on the road http://www.vagablogging.net/the-importance-of-making-local-friends-on-the-road.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:50:10 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Shawn http://www.vagablogging.net/the-importance-of-making-local-friends-on-the-road.html/comment-page-1#comment-1455 Shawn Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:42:26 +0000 http://qs1937.pair.com/users/bootlabs/vagablogging.net/_wp/the-importance-of-making-local-friends-on-the-road.html#comment-1455 Your post brought back a lot of great memories. I was lucky enough to visit Italy in early June. This was my first trip to a non English speaking country and like you, I made an effort to speak Italian and get a long with the locals. The Italians being great people were more than willing to help me communicate. In one instance a nice old lady in Venice helped me get back to the train station when I got lost. The rule when traveling to a country where you don't speak the language is to be polite and respectful at all times. People are much more willing to help. Your post brought back a lot of great memories.

I was lucky enough to visit Italy in early June. This was my first trip to a non English speaking country and like you, I made an effort to speak Italian and get a long with the locals. The Italians being great people were more than willing to help me communicate. In one instance a nice old lady in Venice helped me get back to the train station when I got lost.

The rule when traveling to a country where you don’t speak the language is to be polite and respectful at all times. People are much more willing to help.

]]> By: Alex http://www.vagablogging.net/the-importance-of-making-local-friends-on-the-road.html/comment-page-1#comment-1454 Alex Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:52:48 +0000 http://qs1937.pair.com/users/bootlabs/vagablogging.net/_wp/the-importance-of-making-local-friends-on-the-road.html#comment-1454 This is a really interesting post. I'm studying in Cuba right now, and am often times stuck with my fellow American classmates, both in and out of class. They provide a lot of support, often times unspoken, but I do wish that I was more immersed in Cuban culture and had more Cuban (rather than American) friends. I guess it all takes time... This is a really interesting post. I’m studying in Cuba right now, and am often times stuck with my fellow American classmates, both in and out of class. They provide a lot of support, often times unspoken, but I do wish that I was more immersed in Cuban culture and had more Cuban (rather than American) friends. I guess it all takes time…

]]> By: Tim Patterson http://www.vagablogging.net/the-importance-of-making-local-friends-on-the-road.html/comment-page-1#comment-1453 Tim Patterson Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:49:05 +0000 http://qs1937.pair.com/users/bootlabs/vagablogging.net/_wp/the-importance-of-making-local-friends-on-the-road.html#comment-1453 solid post Abha - you make very good points. the problem, as a writer, is that i feel like i need to be constantly learning ENGLISH in order to do my work, so even when living abroad, i'm focused on the subtleties and flow of the english language. pico iyer speaks well on this point - he has lived in japan for several years, and can barely say ありがとう。 solid post Abha – you make very good points. the problem, as a writer, is that i feel like i need to be constantly learning ENGLISH in order to do my work, so even when living abroad, i’m focused on the subtleties and flow of the english language.

pico iyer speaks well on this point – he has lived in japan for several years, and can barely say ありがとう。

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