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- From: dude@losers.hacktic.nl (Dude)
- Newsgroups: rec.travel
- Subject: Language problem in Europe
- Message-ID: <012593153848dude@losers.hacktic.nl>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 17:46:34 GMT
- References: <1993Jan23.114541.24904@kth.se>
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- In article <1993Jan23.114541.24904@kth.se>, Tord G.M. Malmgren writes:
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- TO> you can get along by English in any of those cities, no problems. In
- TO> Athens everybody's real nice, and don't seem to mind at all if you speak
- TO> English as goes for Amsterdam. In Rome they might be a bit reluctant,
- TO> but they're friendly most of the time. Just be prepared to meet some
- TO> arrogance in Paris, though..
-
- Well, be prepared to meet more than arrogance in Paris.. Be aspecially careful
- in the metro, lots of pickpockets around. Don't let salesmen carrying plateaus
- with stuff get too close to you. While they push the plateau against your body,
- their hands explore your pockets. Also, a lot of older french people refuse
- to speak english, even though they know the language. Other than that, it's an
- OK city. In Amsterdam, don't go to the Zeedijk, it's better than it used to be,
- but still not safe. A very romantic district in Amsterdam is the red light
- district :-).
-