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Communications in Europe
How to communicate in Europe, from phrase sheets and overcoming the language barrier to Internet cafes and how to find WiFi hotspots
How will you reach out and touch your loved ones, friends, and co-workers while you're on the road? (Well, you can't reach out and touch the co-workers; they have rules against that.)
But when if comes to contacting folks from the road, it all depends on your preference and your funding. Calling cards make phoning the States easy, but they're not cheap. The Internet explosion means home is just a mouse click away in a cybercafe or, increasingly, at a kiosk or spare PC at your hotel's front desk or from a WiFi hotspot. Some people prefer dashing off the old "Wish you were here!" postcard, and others practice the dying art of letter writing.
This section will take you through the basics of them all. Then I'll tackle that myth known as the "language barrier" and give you a few simple keys to unlocking any foreign language and getting your message across no matter what the circumstance or local dialect—and, yes, that includes a cheat sheet of essential phrases in five languages.
Also, there's a guide to which gestures are appropriate in which countries at which times, and which just might get you a punch in the jaw.
Oh, and since it doesn't really fit anywhere else, here's where you'll find a handy-dandy guide to converting between the Metric System and the various American measurements.
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This material was last updated August 2007. All information was accurate at the time.
Copyright © 1998-2008 by Reid Bramblett. All rights reserved.
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