The swell gals over at Taking Route have been running a series called “31 Tips for Surviving (Not Crying) in a New Country.” This month, they and guest contributors are sharing all kinds of humorous tales of language and culture mishaps, like telling employees you’re stealing band-aids.
Today’s post is from…me! I’m excited to be featured! Hope you enjoy my story of how I (kind of) insulted elderly women.
Read it here: Tip #7: Be Careful How You Address the Grandmas
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October 7, 2014 at 3:14 pm
Thank you so much for sharing your story on Taking Route. I find that making mistakes and being able to laugh with our teammates helps us to gel. Great story!
October 8, 2014 at 12:03 am
In case you are a little confused, for some reason my picture somehow became tagged with our website’s gmail account…which is why my face showed up for Denise on that above comment. We’re going to fix that 🙂 Thanks again for your post. It’s getting some really funny stories in the comments section!
October 8, 2014 at 10:14 pm
Or, you guys are identical twins? 🙂 I read the comments and they were great stories. It’s always good to be reminded that you’re not the only one making mistakes!