Friday, March 8, 2013

Conversations in a Different Culture


When I went to Haiti, I was faced with a language barrier. I knew very little Creole. So, we had to make a lot of hand gestures to help each other understand. I was certainly more careful to make sure my speech was perfect, and that I was speaking without slang or idioms. All this took a long time. This, in turn, helped us bond. When I talk to someone normally, I don’t use many hand gestures and I definitely don’t make sure I’m using correct and easily understandable English.  


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