The important thing about travel in foreign lands is that it breaks the speech habits and makes you blab less, and breaks the habitual space-feeling because of different village plans and different landscapes. It is less important that there are differ

[shenrilaa]

The important thing about travel in foreign lands is that it breaks the speech habits and makes you blab less, and breaks the habitual space-feeling because of different village plans and different landscapes. It is less important that there are different mores, for you counteract these with your own reaction-formations.

[J T]

Tue, Mar 4, 2008, 4:47am (EST-3) [e-mail] doth burble: The important thing about travel in foreign lands is

No, the important thing about travel in foreign lands is knowing how to say, "Please, where is the toilet?"; and possibly carrying a personal supply of toilet paper. Next most important is knowing how to say, "Thank you.", and saying it.

JOAT

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[scouter3]

Agreed on all counts. You can get splinters from some of the things that pass for TP in some places.

A third one is to know how to order two beers. It makes it real easy to make a friend in an unfamiliar place...