Have you ever traveled abroad and felt relieved when you found someone who speaks your native language?<\/p>\r\n
This happens to us Spanish speakers fairly often because, well… there are many of us. However, sometimes we even have trouble understanding each other<\/b>. There are so many Spanish-speaking countries and so many variations of the language that misunderstandings are bound to happen, and sometimes they can get you into trouble…<\/b><\/p>\r\nMy (embarrassing) experience<\/h2>\r\n
Who doesn’t like a little bit of gossip, right?<\/p>\r\n
To put things in context: a Colombian woman arrives in Spain with many concerns but with the peace of mind of at least knowing the local language. I was being naive, of course.<\/p>\r\n
I was on a crowded bus and the driver kept asking us to move back a little further so that more people could get on. Trying to help out, I decided to shout: “\u00a1Que se corran un poquito!”<\/em> If you are Spanish you already know what it means and you can imagine how mortified I was when the younger passengers on the bus started spreading their giggles to others. As we say in Spanish, my face turned tomato colour.<\/p>\r\n\r\n