I see you're a "glass half full of deadly poison" kind of person..
this post was submitted on 24 Aug 2023
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I’m more of a “glass half empty of poison” kinda guy 😏
I’m more of a “glass half empty of poison” kinda guy 😏
Re: A Gaping Hole in my Stomach
Dear Foreigners,
Help, I am dying.
Yours faithfully,
Mr Tourist.
I have never learned languages to go to a foreign country. I always did this to watch movies or read books.
Also in that context that might be a helpful phrase.
It's really context dependent
Phew! Thankfully I know how to say "Iuuāte mē! Morior!" in Latin. That'll increase my odds of survival! /s
Okay, I'm clearly joking with the above.
Serious now: OP's advice is solid; when travelling through a region it's sensible to know at the very least "help me!", "danger!", and similar in local languages, even if you won't learn the rest of the languages in question.
"where are the toilets?" is the first thing I want to know on any language, and the phrase I know in the most languages.
A bloodcurdling scream is universal, and I have a good one. That seems a reasonable alarm phrase.
I think it would be better to know the word to warn others of danger, because not only could you warn others of danger, you'd also be able to understand if they attempt to earn you.
The first sentence should be "excuse me sir, it would appear that there is a fierce rattlesnake behind you."
You'd be much better off learning the local emergency number and how to provide a street address.