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Do you make an effort to speak the language abroad?

Do you make the effort when you are abroad to speak the language? Even just a ‘gracias’ or ‘merci...

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15.30 17 Jul 2025


Do you make an effort to speak the language abroad?


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15.30 17 Jul 2025


Do you make the effort when you are abroad to speak the language?

Even just a ‘gracias’ or ‘merci’ can go a long way.

So, are we good at attempting to speak another language (despite mispronouncing the words) or do we end up just increasing our volume in English?

Travel Writer Joan Scales joins Seán to discuss.


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