Talk:Arriving in a new city

Developing this article

I bet every single Wikivoyager has arrived in at least one new city. So there should not really be a problem developing and expanding this article, even up to Guide status and FTT. ϒpsilon (talk) 14:30, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

Ideas, anyone? ϒpsilon (talk) 19:50, 11 October 2017 (UTC)

Much later, I can't come to think of anything to add, as this is a rather narrow topic, so I upgraded the article to guide. Ypsilon (talk) 18:19, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

A picture or two?

I think this article could do with an image or two. What do you say? Hobbitschuster (talk) 20:42, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

What kind of picture? Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:50, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

Maybe an arrivals board in a strange script? Hobbitschuster (talk) 22:15, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

Sure, I guess anything not in English is per se exotic for many English-speakers. Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:15, 20 August 2017 (UTC)

Photos added. ϒpsilon (talk) 19:50, 11 October 2017 (UTC)

(Friday in Islam, Saturday in Judaism, Sunday in Christianity)

Are they the only three religions in the world with special days? The point was to make it as generic as possible.--ThunderingTyphoons! (talk) 21:25, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

I don't think we need to list the religions, as the sentence includes "or workers' rights are strong". I can't think of anywhere that observes a day other than F, Sa, Su. AlasdairW (talk) 21:47, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Previously the section said "on either Friday, Saturday, or Sunday", which I thought was fine, but it was changed to the unhelpfully vague "a specific day every week". Are there any other days of the week when everything tends to be closed in some parts of the world? If so, let's add those to the article too—that would be very helpful for travellers. Mentioning the religions is helpful for travellers trying to plan a trip, but I'm fine with leaving them out if they're a problem somehow. —Granger (talk · contribs) 06:58, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

It's not a vague concept, because there are only seven days in a week. I'm happy to explore alternative wordings that are clearer. I don't know whether there are religions with other special days because I don't know about every religion in the world, but I would suggest it's likely. We don't have to give examples, because this article is necessarily about the whole world so travellers will need to look for themselves on the relevant destination pages for the specifics.ThunderingTyphoons! (talk) 07:44, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

"Sorry" vs. "yes" and "no"

In my experience a nod or a head shake is an adequate substitute for "yes" or "no" in most countries. From reading online, it seems there are only a few places where these gestures won't be understood as "yes" and "no" respectively. (There's also not much use in saying "yes" or "no" to a question you can't understand.) On the other hand "sorry" is useful for smoothing over a variety of problems, even when you know nothing else in the language. So I prefer the earlier version of the article which recommended learning "sorry" more than "yes" or "no" – all of these words are useful, but I think "sorry" is more essential for most travellers. @ThunderingTyphoons!: thoughts? —Granger (talk · contribs) 16:45, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

I'd check out Gestures if I were you. When I've been harassed by people in the street while travelling (usually salespeople), barking "no" in the local language is usually enough. Yes and no also come in handy in shops, especially if you have to point over the counter at something, and don't know the name of the item or how to say "this one"/"that one".--ThunderingTyphoons! (talk) 17:52, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

Best to add all three I'd say. Ypsilon (talk) 17:55, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

Fine by me.--ThunderingTyphoons! (talk) 17:57, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

Gestures seems to confirm my impression, listing only six countries (all in roughly the same region) where nodding or shaking your head has a different meaning from other places. I'm okay with including all three words as a compromise. —Granger (talk · contribs) 18:15, 20 October 2020 (UTC)