Brits avoid holidays where they can't speak language
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"It's a real shame that Brits are avoiding visiting certain countries around the world due to language barriers and are therefore missing out on experiencing diverse cultures"  Britons avoid going on holiday to places where they cannot speak the language, a study said Friday, reporting sometimes embarrassingly low linguistic skills. via Middle East Times
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A Frenchman lost his wife and three children. British honeymooners disappeared. Vacation getaways for Christmas, far from Europe&#39;s cold climate, turned into nightmares.
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'Ludicrous American drawl' hits album sales Joss Stone is apparently paying the price for her sensational appearance at this year's Brits, at which she adopted an inexplicable US accent and alienated just about everyone in the UK.â¦
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Along with the turkey, presents and tree, it is simply not Christmas for most Britons without one peculiar domestic tradition which has survived more than 150 years - a small explosive device next to their ...
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HOUSANDS of British Airways passengers are threatened with Bank Holiday misery after the airline cancelled more flights. The news will heighten fears of pandemonium in the coming days as BA struggles to cope with the staff shortage at Heathrow.
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People wanting to live permanently in Britain will have to prove their proficiency in the English language and demonstrate their knowledge of life in the country from next year.
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Bakers of mince pies, Christmas puddings and other traditional British treats have been warned that they might be facing a lard-free Christmas this year.
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Attention, presidential candidates: Not to disrupt your holiday plans, but if you have any cringe-inducing mistakes, insensitive jokes or outright hypocrisy yet to engage in, there's no time like the present.
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Many British people fail to relax at weekends, despite working some of the longest hours in Europe, researchers have said.
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People holidaying in exotic places without being vaccinated is fuelling a rise in dangerous diseases, warn doctors.
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THERE are plenty of educational holidays to choose from these days that teach you to cook, paint, play golf or even to fly. But to learn the art of relaxation, you really can't beat Barbados.   I'm not normally a fan of "relaxing" holidays.
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The Foreign Office tonight warned Britons against âall but essential travelâ to Indonesia in the lead up to and during Christmas and the New Year.
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British workers have been told: Have a merry Christmas &#151; but skip the mistletoe, don't dance on the desks and definitely don't perch bare-bottomed on the photocopier. Such are the horrors of the modern British office party highlighted Friday in a welter of advice which, to some minds, would kill the fun.
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Four Britons released from the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay last month have been refused British passports under an obscure law not used in almost 30 years, a lawyer representing two of them said on ...
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Q. How does one deal politely with co-workers and service providers who speak English as a second language? Some of these folks can't understand English well enough to conduct reasonable business conversations. Also, some conduct work-related conversations in their native language, excluding native English speakers from their conversations.
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Not being part of a culture with a highly developed language, could limit your thoughts, at least as far as numbers are concerned, reveals a new study conducted by a psychologist at the Columbia University in New York.
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Eastern Europeans who have no plans to settle in UK often change their minds within months of coming here, according to new research.