I would just like to write a little on British people who go abroad, as I have been on to the continent on a number of different occasions - with both negative and positive aspects. Or rather, for those whom I accompanied more than on my own stance (although I will admit to some a little later on!). Language For some reason, in my opinion Brits all do appear to think that people abroad can speak at least a few words of English. But some of them either can't or won't, and this makes it very difficult - especially if you are unable to speak any of the language of that particular country. Why is ...
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