How do you stop tweaking your speaking routine?

Camila Soto · 14 likes

learn a few local phrases and one apology phrase. People are usually generous when they see you trying. That is where the boring checklist helps

Bilal Raza · 5 likes

I think the bad version of this advice causes a lot of frustration.

Noah Miller · 5 likes

Big fan of this approach. I used to overcomplicate this constantly

Mango Mango · 4 likes

Learn a few local phrases and one apology phrase. People are usually generous when they see you trying. My only addition is to make the first step visible

Silver Runner · 2 likes

learn a few local phrases and one apology phrase. People are usually generous when they see you trying. My friend tried it in Cape Town and had the opposite result

Minh Nguyen · 4 likes

Thanks for making it less intimidating

Beatriz Sousa · 0 likes

Learn a few local phrases and one apology phrase. People are usually generous when they see you trying. I care less about the perfect answer and more about repeatability

Valeria López · 1 likes

Totally agree, especially for beginners

Emma Tremblay · 10 likes

That made the concept click

Tiny Sparrow · 2 likes

That sounds great until you add children/pets/deadlines

Emir Kaya · 0 likes

I think the bad version of this advice causes a lot of frustration. The surprising part is easy to underestimate