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[Gangan]

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/passport-rules-for-travel-to-europe-after-brexit

[Shadyglade]

 

[CLKD]

   does this include Scotland and Wales ;-).

[Gangan]

    who knows if Nicola gets her way.

Gangan

[CLKD]

  . Scotland is going to charge tourists for visiting 

[jaypo]

I flippin well hope not,I'm Scottish but live in England & have a holiday home in Scotland.
Nicola sturgeon is power hungry

[Gangan]

. Scotland is going to charge tourists for visiting 

   That's common practise round here already !

Gangan

[CLKD]

....... and don't get me started on those who speak English but alter to  as tourists walk in

[Gangan]

I've always found that you get treated better if you learn and attempt to speak the language wherever you are. You can also find out what is being said in your presence to some extent as well !

Gangan

[Katejo]

I've always found that you get treated better if you learn and attempt to speak the language wherever you are. You can also find out what is being said in your presence to some extent as well !

Gangan

That was one of my reasons for learning Italian because I go there most years. I still get a buzz from surprising Italians and Germans with a competent command of their language. Their expectations though are so low that I was once praised just for asking whether a shop in Berlin  sold stamps. 

[Two hoots]

That happens quite a bit in Wales CLKD. OH learnt Welsh, that shut them up to an extent but he was told (by an incomer Scotsman) that he sounded like a paki. OH gave up on welsh speaking after that.

I am Welsh and find this comment highly offensive.

[Shadyglade]

I'm with you on this one TH.

Bit insulting to the Welsh and Pakistanis. 

Why can't the Welsh speak their own language??

[Katejo]

I'm with you on this one TH.

Bit insulting to the Welsh and Pakistanis. 

Why can't the Welsh speak their own language??

Yes I agree.

[Gangan]

I've always found that you get treated better if you learn and attempt to speak the language wherever you are. You can also find out what is being said in your presence to some extent as well !

Gangan

That was one of my reasons for learning Italian because I go there most years. I still get a buzz from surprising Italians and Germans with a competent command of their language. Their expectations though are so low that I was once praised just for asking whether a shop in Berlin  sold stamps. 

I went to evening classes to learn Italian after our first trip there in 2000. We go self catering and i'd asked in a shop for about a a kilo and a half of proscuitto using a phrase book ! We loved Italy and planned to go back so thought it time to learn the some language. I'm not competant by any means and now very very rusty. We had a few trips back to Italy and it was fun to try it out even if just the odd word, phrase or too that got you a smile. Difficult bit was processing and understanding all that was said back to you ! i'd get odd bits, easier reading it.
Tried german years ago but couldn't get on with it. A practical language though with words like Bustenhalter !
Lovely that you go to Italy so often. I read somewhere that if you lead a good life you are reborn in Italy. Or something along those lines.  I'm trying !!

Gangan x

[Pennyfarthing]

We nearly always end up at one of the Spanish Islands but we have been to Croatia, Malta, Corfu, Portugal etc.    Since I am doing a Spanish language course I would like to use my Spanish this year. 
We usually go in June.