I am about to travel to yet another country and it made me think of all the language barriers and how easily one could end up cut into small pieces and dispatched in small boxes back home through express lanes by angry locals because of some misfortunate misuse of the language.
Common sense advises you to learn how to say your name and ask how people are doing. I personally believe there are more important matters to discuss before falling into these trivialities!
Brace yourselves young globetrotters, here is my top 10 of the "must learn" phrases in any language.
10) Yes.
9) No.
8) I Said NO.
7) Do you know any cheap good restaurant?
6) Where is the toilet?
5) What's your wi-fi password?
4) Where's the closest pub?
3) My place or yours?
2) Help, I am in big trouble, call the police
1) DOES ANYONE SPEAK ENGLISH HERE?