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LIR for Dano, Pimsleur is definitely used by diplomats, solid choice. The best advice I can offer is

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) May 17 '23, 16:36

Be willing to look and sound like an idiot. Just talk. Sometimes it will be amazing. Sometimes there will be confusion. Most people are very nice and they really appreciate the effort. I am not even joking when I say my attempts at speaking italian are about 20% Spanish, confirmed by my multilingual brother. The locals are masters at keeping a straight face.

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I’m banking on oh, how cute, the dumb American is trying bonus points. -- nm - Dano May 17, 16:45 1
- it works! but take a pause, they may not think you're amaerican as I discovered. - loosilu May 17, 16:48

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