I always think these threads turn out interesting so have fun at my expense. I recently scored a night out with a chick. The thing that makes it interesting though is this girl is from Switzerland. She's here for a year for school but she's spent some time in America before for school and learning English. She speaks English pretty well, but it's still a little broken at times. This will be my first time going out with someone who is truly foreign. I get the feeling things could be weird because of the language barrier. I have a hard time understanding people with accents so I really don't want to have her keep repeating herself because I don't understand her. I'm also a goof and joke around a lot, but you can tell I'm joking by the inflection of my voice. I'm wondering if that will get lost in translation. I guess the same will go for her too since I might not be able to tell when she's messing around. Anyone want to throw some advice or pointers my way?
Humor in another language tends to be very difficult, because if you're not totally comfortable you tend to just completely focus on understanding what's being said and don't really look for any jokes. So when you're joking, just make it completely obvious. Also try not to feel stupid about making jokes that you might not normally make, i.e. dumbing down your sense of humor. People laugh just out of relief that they understand the joke.
All this is based on her not being comfortable in english, but as somebody else said, if she's swiss she's very likely to be.
Sex is a pretty universal language, so if you can get it to progress that far you should be okay. Other than that, I would just ask her about her country and the differences. That's just me though, I use any random meetings with different people to satisfy my curiosity.
OP-- I recently dated a Swedish exchange student who spoke English fairly well, but still struggled with a few words and phrases. I also tend to joke and goof around a lot. My only advice is be cautious when doing this, because a decent amount of humor was lost in translation. She knew I was joking around but just didn't understand. It wasn't a big deal or anything, but you'll end up feeling like a douchebag trying to explain why something is funny or not, or what a certain word means. I also think it made her feel somewhat stupid, too.
Either way, enjoy. Foreign girls can be a lot of fun.
I guess I should say I'm not trying to rub on the booty. I just don't want to have a really awkward time. I also don't want to turn it into an inquisition but it's not everyday I meet a Swiss.
Some people are saying to ask her about Switzerland. Sure, do that, but don't make the entire conversation about it. If you just ask her questions about her home country she'll feel like 1) you don't know **** about her country and 2) you just view her as some foreign chick. As with any other woman, you're better off spending most of the time learning about her interests and experiences, asking questions that aren't ******ed, and making her laugh every now and then. She doesn't want to be treated like a foreigner, she wants you to take her out and show her a good time like any other girl.
This is actually good for you assuming you're trying to get into her pants. She's going to feel a little bit self-conscious about her English, you're going to feel comfortable because you're speaking your own language. That's going to filter through in your body language. Comfortable=sexy. You're only going to feel awkward if you worry about her too much. She'll be fine - she's in this situation all the time.
Dear ElD, we're going for sushi. She said she likes it and there's a pretty cool place that's a restaurant with a club type atmosphere. I figured it would be upbeat and fun in case the conversation dragged.
