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Idioms From Around the World

Idioms are part of our everyday language and they are part of a culture.

Idioms can sometimes be seen like a cultural curiosity but they can reveal how different cultures express the same feeling with a different vision and they can tell us a lot about what matters to a country.

It is in fact a fascinating example on how communication goes beyond the use of the language as a tool alone and we realise that speaking a common language to connect with people is not enough.

There is a difference between speaking the language spoken by your audience and speaking their Language.

Idioms from cultures other than our own always generate reactions of surprise, incomprehension as we tend to see more logic in our own idioms and vision.

However in the end, idioms are seen as something fun and when people come across an idiom, they feel like they have been given access to a secret door of a culture.

In the coming weeks NATIV SPEAKERS would like to invite you to come on a journey to discover the idioms from around the world.

We will reveal idioms of different countries across the globe and we welcome everyone on the journey to comment and share their idioms!

ENJOY!

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