This statistic shows the results of a 2011 survey among American adults on the most important words or phrases one should know when traveling in a non-English speaking country. According to 38 percent, "Thank you" is the most important phrase to know in the respective language when traveling abroad.
Which word or phrase is it most important to know in a foreign country's language when traveling ? (2011)
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Vanity Fair. (January 10, 2012). Which word or phrase is it most important to know in a foreign country's language when traveling ? (2011) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/243225/most-important-words-and-phrases-when-traveling-in-a-non-english-speaking-country/
Vanity Fair. "Which word or phrase is it most important to know in a foreign country's language when traveling ? (2011)." Chart. January 10, 2012. Statista. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243225/most-important-words-and-phrases-when-traveling-in-a-non-english-speaking-country/
Vanity Fair. (2012). Which word or phrase is it most important to know in a foreign country's language when traveling ? (2011). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243225/most-important-words-and-phrases-when-traveling-in-a-non-english-speaking-country/
Vanity Fair. "Which Word or Phrase Is It Most Important to Know in a Foreign Country's Language When Traveling ? (2011)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243225/most-important-words-and-phrases-when-traveling-in-a-non-english-speaking-country/
Vanity Fair, Which word or phrase is it most important to know in a foreign country's language when traveling ? (2011) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243225/most-important-words-and-phrases-when-traveling-in-a-non-english-speaking-country/ (last visited March 21, 2023)
Which word or phrase is it most important to know in a foreign country's language when traveling ? (2011) [Graph], Vanity Fair, January 10, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/243225/most-important-words-and-phrases-when-traveling-in-a-non-english-speaking-country/