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How to Date Across a Language Barrier
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Tags: Language Barriers, Dating, Relationships
Communication is one of the most important aspects of a great relationship. Here is how you can date across a language barrier.
| 1. | Make sure you can see your date when you talk to each other. This will make it easier for you to understand one another, as you can use hand gestures to emphasize what you are saying. |
| 2. | Use a language dictionary to help your date (or you) learn the the other's language by looking up a word that is not understood. |
| 3. | Realize that it will take longer to have a conversation about anything. Don't get frustrated or angry at the other person. |
| 4. | Take time by yourself to learn the other person's language through classes, tapes, or friends. This will show the other person how much you care about communication. |
| 5. | Go to the library and find out as much as you can about the country and/or religion your date comes from. Language differences may only be part of the problem--cultural gaps must also be addressed. |
| 6. | The important thing is to communicate, not to be eloquent. Keep your sentence structure as simple as you can. In many ways it's like communicating with a little kid but don't make the mistake of otherwise treating them as a kid. |
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