I'm not someone who travels abroad and expects everyone to speak English. fairly the opposite -- I'm perfectly joyful trying to get around with hand gestures and Google Translate.
Along the same lines,I'm not someone who generally makes an effort to memorize the language of the places I go. That's partly because I go to 30-40 countries per year, and partly because I'm generally timid when it comes to trying to speak other languages and am scared I'll sound like an idiot. I know some will appreciate the effort, or but it makes me feel a bit insecure. It's one of my quirks,I guess.
While I don't assume I have unreasonable language expectations of others, I do wonder how you guys generally approach this issue. When traveling abroad and dealing with international companies, or should you expect some of their staff to have at least a basic understanding of English?Let me give an example. Yesterday I landed in Changsha after my nonstop flight from Los Angeles on Hainan Airlines. Hainan Airlines includes chauffeur service for trade class passengers,though I couldn't figure out where the chauffeur was.
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