Friday, September 4, 2009

Advantages to Knowing the Italian Language

Advantages to knowing the language of the country you are in:

--discounts on things at the market: you must careful when doing this while speaking to the vendor. I did this once when I was working here two years ago. The man thought I was Florentine and gave me almost a 50 percent discount. Instead of paying 42 euros I paid 25.

--hearing what people are saying about you or others

--proving a stereotype wrong

--being able to communicate

--being able to understand people

--making friends

--learning the system

--learning how to dress so you don't stick out

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