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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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When I go on holiday I always make an effort to learn a few words of the local language, it shows some manners and respect for the country you are travelling in. It doesn’t take a lot of effort to learn a few of the basic words and the locals will appreciate your efforts.

Don’t be like your typical American or British tourist who expects the world to speak English and if they don’t that’s their problem! Show some class and make the effort.

To get the ball rolling I have put together a list of HELLO in 10 languages:

Arabic - Al Salaam a’ alaykum

Chinese- Ni hao

English - Hello

French - Bonjour

German - Guten Tag

Greek - YahSU

Japanese- Konichiwa

Italian - Ciao

Russian - Zdravstvuite

Spainish - Hola

Swahili - Jambo

Turkey - Merhaba

From a personal point of view learning a few basic words is part of the joys of travelling and it adds to the whole experience, if you are not sure how to pronounce a word all you have to do ask a friendly looking local, it isn’t hard to do, don’t be shy.

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