[Culturechat] need your input
Peter Haggart
haggart@uidaho.edu
Sun, 7 Apr 2002 14:41:04 -0700
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Not much if any problems not being even near fluent in Italian.=20
The best advice is to learn the basic greetings and also how to say "Do =
you speaking English" in the native language. You will get some =
interesting responses, but it will break the ice and the local people =
will appreciate your effort to at least try and converse.=20
People have told me that the problem with learning the language is that =
sure enough someone will answer you and your next problem will be being =
able to listen to someone speaking to you at a fast pace in that =
language and then having to respond!=20
Anyway - don't worry - keep your phrase book handy and have fun!
Pete
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Pete and Maggie Haggart
1530 Borah Ave
Moscow, Idaho 83843-2406
email: haggart@moscow.com
homepage: http://users.moscow.com/haggart
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From: Suzanne M. Stewart=20
To: culturechat@untours.com=20
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 6:43 PM
Subject: [Culturechat] need your input
Hi, my husband and I are visiting the Tuscany region for the first =
time this September - do we need to know how to speak Italian in order =
to feel comfortable and enjoy the area? We are staying in Buonconvento =
in the Mauri apartment, can you provide any specific info about this as =
well?
thx,=20
suz...aka
Suzanne M. Stewart
781.639.1904 (H)
781.631.0680 (F)
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Footlight MT Light">Not much if any problems not =
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Footlight MT Light">The best advice is to learn the =
basic=20
greetings and also how to say "Do you speaking English" in the native =
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the local=20
people will appreciate your effort to at least try and converse. =
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Footlight MT Light">People have told me that the =
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learning the language is that sure enough someone will answer you and =
your next=20
problem will be being able to listen to someone speaking to =
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fast pace in that language and then having to respond! </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Footlight MT Light">Anyway - don't worry - keep your =
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book handy and have fun!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Footlight MT Light">Pete</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 05, 2002 =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Culturechat] need =
your=20
input</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hi, my husband and I are visiting the Tuscany =
region for the=20
first time this September - do we need to know how to speak Italian in =
order=20
to feel comfortable and enjoy the area? We are staying in =
Buonconvento=20
in the Mauri apartment, can you provide any specific info about this =
as=20
well?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>thx, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>suz...aka<BR>Suzanne M. Stewart<BR>781.639.1904=20
(H)<BR>781.631.0680 (F)<BR></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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