Tag Archives: cultural misunderstandings

When life gives you lemons, it helps to recognize them

I thought my French was good enough to get me around southern France. But language....

The Umlaut: Two dots that will make or break you

There's nothing quite like the embarrassment of making a major blunder in a foreign language.....

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Are you sure that’s what that sign means?

A sign in a foreign country may look like a word you know. But looks....

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