i work in a hospital and almost of the patients don't speak english. i don't think that i could live somewhere, where is it hard talk with anyone.
2006-10-16 08:26:11 · 18 answers · asked by lil duce 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
that means you are unable to communicate in whatever you are doing, go to school, is good to communicate in different languages
2006-10-16 09:19:04 · answer #1 · answered by layjc01 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well tonight I was wishing that I knew more than English and French. Would have liked to flirt, just a wee bit, with someone at the bus stop, but he was embarrassed that he didn't have English. :-(
Other than that, I've had some fantastic times working around language 'barriers'. What I really 'hate' is coming back to an English-only place after traveling. It's so frustrating to be limited to one way of saying something after having had the freedom of playing with two.
Will the hospital offer introductory classes in the other language(s) to help you communicate with the patients? If not, you could take one on your own -- it would help you feel more comfortable.
2006-10-16 08:47:56 · answer #2 · answered by The angels have the phone box. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I don't. I was born and raised in Southern California and learned to speak Spanish (in the classroom and through travel). I welcomed any opportunity I could get to practice my language skills. I recently moved to a community in the Midwest where English is all that's spoken. On the one hand, it's nice being to speak to someone and everyone understands what's being said. On the other hand, I miss being someplace like the Garment District, closing my eyes and hearing the different languages flowing back and forth. I miss the diversity.
I would imagine that working in a hospital, it's probably more frustrating because you can't communicate with people well enough to help them.
2006-10-16 08:38:09 · answer #3 · answered by Le_Roche 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, though I must admit that in your line of work it must be frustrating and difficult not understanding the patients.
When it is on a lighter side it can be fun (and instructive) trying to communicate with someone who speaks a language other than your own...the handplay and signs are often most amusing..(The human beings need for communication helps on these occasions)
You'd be surprised how soon you would be able to talk to the people if you moved to a country with a different language...I did, and it took me 3 months to speak basic spanish (of course I was barely eleven, the younger you are the easier it is!) When I was 17 we moved to France, it took me a little longer to be able to communicate in french...but now I am fluent in both.
2006-10-16 11:04:53 · answer #4 · answered by abuela Nany 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're having trouble communication with your patients and have a 'plan B' to fall back on, maybe you should get a different job (or move to another hospital)? If you don't know what patients are saying, it could be dangerous for their own safety - there's danger of misdiagnosis or use of an allergic substance that could put that person, yourself, and the hospital in danger (you don't want to wind up in a courtroom). Plus, it would save you some daily frustration.
2006-10-16 08:37:10 · answer #5 · answered by Sailor Jupiter 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's difficult when you want to communicate and you cannot. But while you may never have to choose to live anywhere other than where they speak your language, some people are not so fortunate. People leave their home country for many, many reasons but most would stay if they could.
Learning another language is NOT easy. And these people are in the hospital..how difficult it must be for them to not be able to communicate as they wish they could!!
2006-10-16 08:36:32 · answer #6 · answered by seaelen 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I work in a hospital and it is hard when you don't speak the same language. This is especially true when you are trying to get potential life saving information.
2006-10-16 08:34:36 · answer #7 · answered by parrothead2371 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their problem is people who only speak English. Never know that person may speak 3 or 4 different dialects { there are thousands of different dialects on earth] You only speak one. World is much bigger then one country. Maybe a trip to China or Russia might put you in their shoes. Be funny ah!
2006-10-16 08:46:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I went to Turkey when I was 17 (long story but it was the first time I had been on a plane).
I told one Turkish couple that I was so beautiful for them to meet me. :( I also said some choice Turkish cuss words to an old Turkish lady in Istanbul. I was accidentally being pushed into her by the crowd of people we were in and I was trying to say excuse me and I'm sorry - had no idea what was inappropriate in the Turkish language. She started yelling at me and stopped and turned around and started hitting me with her purse!! lol It's funny now, but I was mortified at the time and scared to death! Being a tall, skinny, whiter than white, red haired 17 yr old didn't exactly make me fit in, either. Ah, happy memories. :)
2006-10-16 08:33:22 · answer #9 · answered by MissHazel 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he's being obdurate is all. attempt to teach him the usefulness of conversing a pair languages interior the worldwide, like, as an occasion, it opens up greater pastime opportunities interior the destiny because of the fact the son can refer to greater human beings. English, espcially, is starting to be further and extra common interior the worldwide (as is chinese language) and studying a yet of the two is functional.
2016-10-02 08:55:48 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't hate that since when it happens both i and my interlocutor are making great efforts to understand each other..
but i hate when i'm the one who doesn't speak the language and understand what the others are saying. That's frustrating
2006-10-16 09:45:52 · answer #11 · answered by sid_blue 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋