The power of words & of language
Its amazing what a simple word can do. Spending an entire week or so in Rome surrounded with menus I hardly understand and constantly bombarded with numerous Italian road names and the notoriously difficult to navigate Venitian alleys and waterways; the pleasure of hearding a familar accent could not be overemphasized.
This incident happened as I was about to leave Rome's Leonardo Da Vinci Aeroporte (also known as Fumicino Airport, hence FCO). An Asian manager of the airline company was standing nearby and rendered the necessary assistance to get us to the gate (took us an hour to get there because of the incredible queue at the customs).
The words went something like this, " Don't go wandering around the shops, you wouldn't get to your gate on time. The customs 'jin gao tu' ".
It may seem ridiculous but hearding the three words "jin gao tu" was very comforting especially in a foreign land. It was meant to be negative, but it had an opposite effect on me instead.
*Sigh*
The power of words & language.
This incident happened as I was about to leave Rome's Leonardo Da Vinci Aeroporte (also known as Fumicino Airport, hence FCO). An Asian manager of the airline company was standing nearby and rendered the necessary assistance to get us to the gate (took us an hour to get there because of the incredible queue at the customs).
The words went something like this, " Don't go wandering around the shops, you wouldn't get to your gate on time. The customs 'jin gao tu' ".
It may seem ridiculous but hearding the three words "jin gao tu" was very comforting especially in a foreign land. It was meant to be negative, but it had an opposite effect on me instead.
*Sigh*
The power of words & language.
posted by Ah Cat at 11:20 pm
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