[geeks] Phrasebooks

[Phil Stracchino]

Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 08:26:28AM -0500, Michael Thompson wrote:
>> The most important language skill is being able to say thank you, 
>> excuse me, hello, and good bye in your host country's language. If 
>> you want an interesting reaction when you are visiting, try saying 
>> that you don't speak their language in their language.
> 
> I once met a person who knew how to say "I am a pencil" in 18 
> languages. Not much else in any except English, his native
> language and French because his wife made her living teaching
> French.

I have a list of "My god!  There's an axe in my head!" in 103 languages.
 I'm not certain which is the less useful of the two.  :)

> It was a great ice breaker at parties and after saying that
> most people took pity on him and helped him if they did not
> speak English.


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