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did u see tg4 ronan an camino, ?he found irish speakers on his camino ,interesting short series,I have even heard the odd spattering of Irish.![]()
I did see Ronans series, well the first two anyway, I did not like it, too contrived, but thats another topic. My wife and I speak Irish when we want some privacy. It's very handy.did u see tg4 ronan an camino, ?he found irish speakers on his camino ,interesting short series,
I am irish but however can hardly string a sentence together in irish ,
Thanks so much for taking the time to answer! I speak French, English and Spanish - but I was wondering what other languages I might hear. I'm a linguaphile, so the more languages I hear, the better!
Did anyone learn any basic phrases in Basque or Galician? Would that come in handy?
In spring 2010, I didn't detect too many 'ugly americans' by which I presume you mean US travellers rather than the many Americans who already speak Spanish or Portuguese. I found most US and Canadian pilgrims I met didn't engage in the more obnoxious behaviours I had seen elsewhere in my travels.I wasn't trying to be rude. I am well aware of the "ugly american" syndrome. I didn't say they should
speak english, I simply stated a fact that many do speak english. I do agree that it is a good idea to know some of the key phrases
that will help you along the camino. It is fun learning them as you walk.
I did see Ronans series, well the first two anyway, I did not like it, too contrived, but thats another topic. My wife and I speak Irish when we want some privacy. It's very handy.![]()
According to the statistics on this site (http://www.caminodesantiago.me/2012-pilgrim-statistics/) the languages break down as follows (in 2012, rounded):Which languages did you encounter most often on the camino?
While Europeans generally resent the Germans for being loud, they are completely subdued by english tongues on the Camino.....German would be in the second group, except they tend to congregate somewhat noisily, making their presence more noticeable ...![]()
I cannot remember the German pilgrims being loud, but I do remember thinking, sometime after Sarria, that every Spanish peregrina thought she had the most beautiful voice in the world, and she was going to make sure that every other pilgrim within several hundred metres knew it.While Europeans generally resent the Germans for being loud, they are completely subdued by english tongues on the Camino![]()
Suas an bothar leat, wayfarer.
For me it was Spanish, Italian, English, German and Korean in that order.
Replace SHOULD with DO and I think you have it about right. Germanic countries especially feed this view in Europe. I was told by a German friend that everyone in our generation or younger speak English. Period. But the older generation does not. And from what I understand, TV in countries like Norway and Sweden is often in English. Plus in my experiences in secondary education, there are many programs in non-English speaking countries that are taught in English.Being from America, we have a very highly inflated view that everyone should speak English!
Which languages did you encounter most often on the camino?
Same as that, my wife and I speak Irish to each other when we want a private conversation.My wife and I speak a lot of Indonesian to each other. It is the only language we have in which we can be fairly sure of a private conversation (though the Australians seem to be learning it)
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My wife and I speak a lot of Indonesian to each other. It is the only language we have in which we can be fairly sure of a private conversation (though the Australians seem to be learning it)
Smiling at these. We would speak Wichi - an Amer-Indian language, not many Wichi speakers outside of a certain area of S AmericaSame as that, my wife and I speak Irish to each other when we want a private conversation.