tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post6457496314572305587..comments2024-03-25T17:27:38.456+01:00Comments on Itchy Feet: the Travel and Language Comic: Incomplete Picture (REMASTER)Malachi Ray Rempenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12827725501736261649noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-43220320684495022402022-11-17T20:31:45.938+01:002022-11-17T20:31:45.938+01:00Heh yep. And they (aka, I) get really good at faki...Heh yep. And they (aka, I) get really good at faking it until the point when you ask a question that requires they have understood what was said until then, and the whole facade slips Malachi Ray Rempenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12827725501736261649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-80114247060797551042022-11-17T16:22:24.885+01:002022-11-17T16:22:24.885+01:00I've had many encounters with folks who have a...I've had many encounters with folks who have almost-but-not-quite-comprehensive grasp of English. I'm talking and they always plaster on this ingratiating smile and sometimes nod. But I've come to recognize this flicker in the eyebrows and eyes that betray their panicky incomprehension. I know I'd be exactly same way trying to live in their homeland.Big Murrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com