[Culturechat] need your input
Virginia Knueppel
ginik@mindspring.com
Mon, 8 Apr 2002 10:16:44 -0400
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Amen to what Pete recommends. I would add to his "keep your phrase book =
handy" by suggesting that if you have room in your luggage for a small =
paperback dictionary of the language, you might enjoy having that, too.
In Alsace last year, when my anciently acquired high school French =
failed utterly, my phrase book let me down regularly, too. Often, the =
brief glossary in the phrase book wasn't extensive enough to cover much =
more than words helpful to tourists' questions or demands. For example, =
one fractured conversation with our host reached a frustrating impasse =
for him when he was trying to give us the names of the wonderful trees =
around his terrace.
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If you want to have a specially delightful time, I suggest you go abroad =
armed with phrase book, dictionary (as English-French and =
French-English), a few skills at charades, and a well-honed sense of =
humor! Relax. You'll have a great time.
Gini in Atlanta
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From: Peter Haggart=20
To: Suzanne M. Stewart ; culturechat@untours.com=20
Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 5:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Culturechat] need your input
Not much if any problems not being even near fluent in Italian.=20
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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
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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
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Anyway - don't worry - keep your phrase book handy and have fun!
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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?
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thx,=20
suz...aka
Suzanne M. Stewart
781.639.1904 (H)
781.631.0680 (F)
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Amen to what Pete recommends. I would =
add to his=20
"keep your phrase book handy" by suggesting that if you have room in =
your=20
luggage for a small paperback dictionary of the language, you might =
enjoy having=20
that, too.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In Alsace last year, when my anciently =
acquired=20
high school French failed utterly, my phrase book let me down regularly, =
too.=20
Often, the brief glossary in the phrase book wasn't extensive enough to =
cover=20
much more than words helpful to tourists' questions or demands. For =
example, one=20
fractured conversation with our host reached a frustrating impasse for =
him when=20
he was trying to give us the names of the wonderful trees around his=20
terrace.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If you want to have a specially =
delightful time, I=20
suggest you go abroad armed with phrase book, dictionary (as =
English-French and=20
French-English), a few skills at charades, and a well-honed sense of =
humor!=20
Relax. You'll have a great time.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Gini in Atlanta</FONT></DIV>
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style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A href=3D"mailto:haggart@uidaho.edu" title=3Dhaggart@uidaho.edu>Peter =
Haggart</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
href=3D"mailto:smstewart@attbi.com"=20
title=3Dsmstewart@attbi.com>Suzanne M. Stewart</A> ; <A=20
href=3D"mailto:culturechat@untours.com"=20
title=3Dculturechat@untours.com>culturechat@untours.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, April 07, 2002 =
5:41=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Culturechat] need =
your=20
input</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Footlight MT Light">Not much if any problems not =
being even=20
near fluent in Italian. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Footlight MT Light"></FONT> </DIV>
<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=20
language. You will get some interesting responses, but it will break =
the ice=20
and the local people will appreciate your effort to at least try and =
converse.=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Footlight MT Light"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Footlight MT Light">People have told me that the =
problem with=20
learning the language is that sure enough someone will answer you and =
your=20
next problem will be being able to listen to someone =
speaking to you=20
at a fast pace in that language and then having to respond! =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Footlight MT Light"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Footlight MT Light">Anyway - don't worry - keep =
your phrase=20
book handy and have fun!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Footlight MT Light"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Footlight MT Light">Pete</FONT></DIV>
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=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<BR>Pete=20
and Maggie Haggart<BR>1530 Borah Ave<BR>Moscow, Idaho =
83843-2406<BR>email: <A=20
href=3D"mailto:haggart@moscow.com">haggart@moscow.com</A><BR>homepage: =
<A=20
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href=3D"http://users.moscow.com/haggart">http://users.moscow.com/haggart<=
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<DIV=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A href=3D"mailto:smstewart@attbi.com" =
title=3Dsmstewart@attbi.com>Suzanne M.=20
Stewart</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
href=3D"mailto:culturechat@untours.com"=20
title=3Dculturechat@untours.com>culturechat@untours.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 05, 2002 =
6:43=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Culturechat] need =
your=20
input</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hi, my husband and I are visiting the Tuscany =
region for=20
the first time this September - do we need to know how to speak =
Italian in=20
order to feel comfortable and enjoy the area? We are staying =
in=20
Buonconvento in the Mauri apartment, can you provide any specific =
info about=20
this as well?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<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></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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