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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • 9point6@lemmy.worldto196@lemmy.blahaj.zonerule
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    5 days ago

    Honestly, I make an effort to learn some basic phrases in the language of any country I visit, in no small part to simply not get put in the same category as those who don’t bother.

    That and some of the more fun holiday memories I’ve got over the years started by me fumbling through the local language—as you say, most people are magnitudes more friendly if you don’t give the impression you think everyone should speak your language