But not always, and with so many Indonesians and Filipino on HAL, it really would be nice to have that indicated in some way. Sometimes I can guess the nationality by a common first name. On our last cruise (another line) we had a waiter from Macedonia I saw the flag on his tag, and was able to remember the appropriate word. It was like magic: He perked up, asked if he could help with anything else.and my sisters started at me-what was that word?
When we got to the end, I said "Salamat," knowing that the company's customer service hires a lot of Filipino workers. When my older sister had an issue with her cell phone, we made the call on speaker so that all three sisters could listen and advise as necessary.
I thought that was a very good idea, and so I have tried to apply it throughout my life. It was a silly, sexist book in many ways, but one of Podkayne's goals in a resort setting was to be able to say "thank you" in the language of everyone who serves her. When I was younger, I read Robert Heinlein's book, PODKAYNE OF MARS.
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