Practicing Travel English 3

When you’re in the USA, remember that you have a passport, which is a commodity most Americans will never possess. Don’t let anyone fool you, a passport IS VALID I.D. everywhere in the United States. If someone ever tells you that it is "not acceptable" because you do not have a valid state driver’s license nor a credit card, they are wrong and are breaking the law.

Here’s helpful advice when traveling abroad and speaking English | foto: Profimedia.cz

Not only can you request to see and discuss the issue with their boss, but you are likely to get their boss to agree with your position.

Asking for directions
Although you may need help when asking for directions, try to steer or control the conversation nonetheless. In other words, try to make them speak YOUR English, do not try to "guess" theirs. If you are wrong, you could end up lost. Remember, in America there are 300 million people and 310 million different flavors of English.

Be binary

When asking for directions, try to take control. Ask simple things like, "Do I make a right or a left?" or "Do I go forward to this next block, or did I already pass it?"

While the situations you will encounter are endless, by thinking binary and being systematic you will improve efficiency, clarity and save time.

Instead of having to decipher what "Go that way" means, "Go left" is much more clear.

Ordering from menus

In America, many of the so-called "extras" which Europeans normally charge extra money for, are in fact free. This includes staples such as salt, sugar, creamer, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, pickles, and even onions!

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It all depends on where you choose to eat. In some fast food restaurants such as Taco Bell, which does not exist here yet in the Czech Republic, even soft drink refills are free!

In Europe, everything from ketchup to refills for sodas are not only charged, but charged at full price.

Part IV on Monday.

. Jokes: Poems You NEVER Write to Czech Women

Here’s another poem you would never want to write to a Czech woman, if you value your life.

I saw your beauty as you walked by

But then I admit,

I saw that other guy.

I thought I could love no other

Until that is, I met your brother.

For he is kind, intelligent, and hot.

In short, he is everything that you are NOT!

While your eyes were so sweet

And his were admittedly red,

At least he agreed to meet me,

And of course jump into bed.

Not only that, if I date him

He will have to always pay,

While I can focus and only pray

That whatever I choose to buy

For me, or for him to buy for me,

Will only cost him enough money to do this regularly. As you can see I am not a poet

I just think I show it.

Angličtina vychází od pondělí do pátku.

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