Language Barrier

Nairobi, Kenya
November 19, 2019 7:43am CST
Have you ever gone somewhere then you meet the people around don't understand any word you say? It feels weird, right? When you don't understand anything they say Have you ever had such an experience? Share some stories
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• India
19 Nov 19
Yes it will be a problem but am yet to experience.
• Nairobi, Kenya
20 Nov 19
Travel the world and share the experience... Lol...
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• India
20 Nov 19
@Fliafaith Yes after few years
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
19 Nov 19
I have experienced it many times. When I travel I often visit countries where I don't speak the local language. In Vietnam many people didn't speak English and we didn't speak Vietnamese. We went to a restaurant and we wanted to order to food, but they didn't understand what we meant. We had to use sign language. When I was living/working in Estonia I didn't speak Estonian when I arrived. My coworkers spoke English, but many of our clients didn't speak or understand English. It was hard in the beginning and I always had to ask my coworkers to translate for me. After two months I was able to understand a conversation in Estonian. People also understood what I said, but I made many grammar mistakes.
• Nairobi, Kenya
20 Nov 19
You have quite a story there, the good thing is you are still learning. The mistakes we make while trying to communicate in a foreign language are the ones that make us eager to learn more.
@choijungeun (2550)
• Hangzhou, China
19 Nov 19
Language is a big problem when you go abroad,but i think it's very important that you can speak English,it will help you to solve a lot of troubles
• Nairobi, Kenya
20 Nov 19
Very true but some other places, people don't know English, so in one way or another you will still experience the language barrier