tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post8085391225218183345..comments2024-03-18T23:23:20.948+01:00Comments on Itchy Feet: the Travel and Language Comic: Revolving DictionaryMalachi Ray Rempenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12827725501736261649noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-69747824414144175852015-03-05T10:04:00.597+01:002015-03-05T10:04:00.597+01:00This happened to me when returning from Germany to...This happened to me when returning from Germany to Colombia, via the US, in an American airplane. I mixed up all the languages when I tried to speak to the flight crew.von Richthofenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03916482202328450907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-33865539353336711782015-02-08T14:02:58.674+01:002015-02-08T14:02:58.674+01:00I have a French friend who's lived in Taiwan f...I have a French friend who's lived in Taiwan for a long time and very fluent, so when we meet in France, naturally we talked in Mandarin - he would accidentally speak Mandarin to the (obviously French) waiter, it was quite interesting to see that it could happen even with your mother tongue. :)Shihchuanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653688333769293251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-86770241743673515282014-11-25T16:42:52.410+01:002014-11-25T16:42:52.410+01:00I've been learning French for years now, and w...I've been learning French for years now, and when I started learning German several months ago, it was hard to stop myself from making every other word a French word, so this is definitely something to which I can relate. XDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-90607379012157635532014-11-03T00:51:06.744+01:002014-11-03T00:51:06.744+01:00Haha, I was in Malmö a little while ago and so far...Haha, I was in Malmö a little while ago and so far the only foreign language I had to order kebab/döner/gyros/whatever with was German.<br /><br />I kept trying to talk to the poor guy in German even though I had been speaking English and Hungarian, and reading Swedish the entire day.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708260916209809364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-16755481877353259812014-04-09T21:57:14.431+02:002014-04-09T21:57:14.431+02:00I feel your pain, minus like 5 languages.I feel your pain, minus like 5 languages.Malachi Ray Rempenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12827725501736261649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-13809670457242827492014-04-09T20:06:58.762+02:002014-04-09T20:06:58.762+02:00I need to get this off my chest. I am American. I ...I need to get this off my chest. I am American. I spoke Japanese as a teen. I learned French to fluency...lived in Alsace. I moved to Germany and learned DE(Baden). I then moved to Lithuania (learned LT and Russian), Now I'm living in Rome. I am in so much pain.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889844305428321086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-47427760041056375052014-04-09T05:53:23.386+02:002014-04-09T05:53:23.386+02:00That is me after being sleep deprived for days on ...That is me after being sleep deprived for days on end. ;) nenamataharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10827090024971105240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-50429082447733461772013-11-16T12:58:32.929+01:002013-11-16T12:58:32.929+01:00Hahah, it's exactly like that!
Even worse when...Hahah, it's exactly like that!<br />Even worse when your mother language is portuguese, and you're in England learning french (which is more similar to portuguese than english...)Helennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-14701897849782652632013-09-21T01:53:33.182+02:002013-09-21T01:53:33.182+02:00Guten Tag!
Bonour?
Buongiorno!
Bonjour?!?!?Guten Tag!<br /><br />Bonour?<br /><br />Buongiorno!<br /><br />Bonjour?!?!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com