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How to Be a Tourist Without Being an Asshole, With Travel Journalist Sara Clemence

The Upgrade by Lifehacker

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Is It Better to Try to Speak the Local Language?

In addition to the loud talking, there's expecting everybody to understand in english. I personally think the way to go is always to try the local language. And i don't feel like i've ever been in a place where that was taken badly. Instead, especially if you're in smaller places, i think people are excited to to you make an effort to connect and to understand them  in a very literal way.

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