For those of you that are lucky enough to be travelling to a foreign land in the near future, why don’t you make a real effort and learn some of the local lingo. You will be surprised how easy it is to learn at least a few common greetings.

Your foreign hosts will be impressed and they will appreciate the effort, in many cases especially in bars and restaurants it will mean an even better quality of service.

To get the ball rolling, I have put together a list of goodbye in 12 languages:

Arabic - Salaam

Chinese - Joi gin

English - Goodbye

French - Au revoir

German - Auf Wiedersehen

Greek - Xaire

Japanese - Sayonara

Italian - Arrivederci

Russian - Do svidanja

Spainish - Adiós

Swahili - Kwa heri

Turkey - Hoşça kalın

Be a respectful tourist this year and show your hosts that you are glad to be out of your own country and in theirs.

Goodbye, different, languages,

 

 

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