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babso

language barriers

Jul 31, 2006 12:44

OK, so not many people speak english here. Lots of people know German ( all the swear words I know of in Lithuania are German, haha ), but most of the time it's pretty easy to get by knowing "hi" "please" "thankyou" "okay/allgood" "yes" "no" "please wait/hold on", and looking at prices written or on a display and handing over money, pointing at ( Read more... )

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anonymous August 1 2006, 07:14:30 UTC

Hi Brettle,

Great to hear your adventures!

I got a haircut in China a few months ago - it only cost me 3 Yuan (that’s about 60 cents). My friend told him I wanted the same style but shorter - since my previous haircut had turned into a rather unfashionable mullet, a moment of panic ensued. I motioned that I didn't want the mullet anymore and he nodded and showed some sort of understanding. All turned out well in the end despite the fact that he was just grabbing random chunks of hair and cutting them off. I am back to wearing a mullet again and building up the courage to go back.

Keep posting!

Shaan

babso August 1 2006, 07:24:01 UTC

Hehe, a mullet eh? Sounds hawt. You keep posting too, i'm following ya :)

anonymous August 1 2006, 09:22:28 UTC

Oh it is hot! Glad to hear that someone is reading my blog! Got spammed the other day - for a moment i thought I had 100 friends, but the bad English gave it away pretty quickly (I think you blog is nice, keep update, I find information here etc). I quickly put a word verifier on it..

Zaijian!

babso August 1 2006, 09:34:34 UTC

Hah, hot, i can't imagine. It's summer here, but not humid and 30 degree days are just beautiful. Singapore was awful weather wise. More humid than sydney, and theres some strange smell I never got used to... pollution i guess :)

re your blog: no updates for ages, then you spammed it with a biggie :)

iki!