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The
Language Experience
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The Language
Experience is something anyone can enjoy. You don't have to be fluent in a
language to have this experience. You just need to be willing to learn a few words and
phrases.
It's easy when you use our wonderful
Natural Phonetics™ Reading our phonetics is as easy as
reading American English. |
Anyone who has traveled widely knows that speaking a few words and phrases of the
local language brings a smile to the faces of those you meet. It shows respect and a
special friendliness. Sometimes wonderful things happen. People may be more willing
to help you, or may let you take their picture, or invite you into their home or give you
a ride. If you're at an office in another country or at a social gathering, speaking
a little of their language helps "break the ice" and makes everyone feel more
comfortable and relaxed. And it can even be fun!
Don't be an "ugly American" who feels
everyone should speak English and is surprised when they don't! Sure, English is the
closest thing to an international language we have on this spaceship, and you can find
someone who speaks a little English just about anywhere. But people still appreciate
your speaking a little of their language! It's called being friendly and treating
everyone as equals while you are out and about the global village!
Frank Hill
At Iguaçú Falls, on the Argentine side,
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To
all Travelers and Tourists |
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your life on this planet and enjoy some travel wisdom.
Here are some of our favorites: |
"Travel is fatal to
prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness."
-Mark
Twain
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"The world is a book
and those who do not travel read only one page." -
St. Augustine
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"He who would travel happily must travel light."
-Antoine
de Saint-Exupery
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"One of the gladdest moments of human life, me thinks,
is the departure upon a distant journey into unknown
lands. Shaking off with one mighty effort the fetters of
habit, the leaden weight of routine, the cloak of many
cares and the slavery of home, man feels once more
happy"
-Sir
Richard Burton, the explorer
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"To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about
other countries." -
Aldous Huxley
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More
Famous Travel
Quotations |
| Here are some more
travel quotations to ponder at.... |
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itravelnet.com |
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NonstopEnglish |
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Proverbia.net |
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