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re: Has anyone here ever been to Iceland?
Posted on 3/12/18 at 10:46 pm to The Silverback
Posted on 3/12/18 at 10:46 pm to The Silverback
I was there two months ago. Everyone speaks English, at least to a strong enough degree that you can converse just fine. Tourism is very important there, so anyone dealing with anything tourist-related is fluent.
I couldn’t even tell you what “hello” is in Icelandic and I had zero issues.
Has nothing to do with Iceland, but just a personal belief: go places where they barely speak your language. It can lead to some really unique experiences. Comfort can be overrated in travel at certain times.
I couldn’t even tell you what “hello” is in Icelandic and I had zero issues.
Has nothing to do with Iceland, but just a personal belief: go places where they barely speak your language. It can lead to some really unique experiences. Comfort can be overrated in travel at certain times.
This post was edited on 3/12/18 at 10:49 pm
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Posted on 3/12/18 at 11:02 pm to AbitaFan08
That’s cool that you’ve been there. It seems like it’s becoming more popular more than ever for tourism. A friend of my dad went there last year. And that is true, they do speak English. I just hope I’m not wasting my time w/ Icelandic (not because it’s impractical, but but if they can’t understand me trying to speak it).
I speak quite a bit of German (standard High German and Bavarian German dialects-I am not quite fluent, but I’m on my way), and when I travel there I will speak only German. I love to submerge myself like that and put to use what I have learned.
And you’re right, going to a place where locals know little to no of your language would be interesting. I don’t know for sure if Morocco is that way, but I plan to go there too.
I speak quite a bit of German (standard High German and Bavarian German dialects-I am not quite fluent, but I’m on my way), and when I travel there I will speak only German. I love to submerge myself like that and put to use what I have learned.
And you’re right, going to a place where locals know little to no of your language would be interesting. I don’t know for sure if Morocco is that way, but I plan to go there too.
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