Category: Culture
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Can You Visit Italy If You Don’t Speak Italian?
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Can You Communicate in Italy as an English-speaking Single-Lingual? As the speaker of one language or another, one of the questions you might ask yourself when planning an international vacation is whether you’ll be able to communicate with the people you’ll interact with or whether you might need to pick…
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Do You Need to Know French to Visit Paris?
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Is It Possible to Enjoy Paris Without Knowing French? As someone who speaks English natively, took German in high school, and currently studies Spanish, I can honestly say the French language gives me hyperbole when it comes to pronunciation. I can’t even begin to understand how to wrap my mouth…
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Do Women Need to Wear Dresses in Morocco?
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The Short Answer? No. Before I traveled to Morocco, I read loads of blogs and articles on how to dress, and virtually all of them were wrong (at least from my personal experience). Just about everyone suggested that I slog around in a long skirt and have a head scarf…
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Avoiding Cultural Faux Pas in Colombia
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Colombia is a Friendly Country And the Culture is Easy-Going Many of the cultural norms in Colombia are identical or quite similar to polite behavior in other countries. If you’re traveling from the United States to Colombia for the first time, it’s doubtful you’ll accidentally do anything that would utterly…
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How Much Do You Tip in Vietnam?
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Do the Vietnamese Tip for Restaurants, Taxis, and Services? As a traveler, it’s always good planning to research how monetary transactions take place within your destination. You might wonder: do people tip in Vietnam? And if so, how much do you tip in Vietnam as a visitor? In some countries,…