The day I learnt to speak Tamil
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There was a bus accident.
ER was like a mad house. But nothing beat the howlings of a skinny eleven-year Indian boy.
We had to bring in an Indian lady from another department to talk to him.
So I learnt a few necessary words… enough to get me by communicating with him in Tamil.
Tani ? ( Drink water?)
Muterem? (Pass urine?)
Shapede? (Want to eat?)
Vali ke de? (Any pain?)
( Please correct me if I am wrong.🙏🙏🙏)
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That is the communication challenge for nurses, doctors and other healthcare workers in a multilingual society!
Chen Song Ping 
Interesting.
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Interesting!
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Learning other languages becomes so useful when you have situations like this!
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Yes, it was.
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A very interesting story. When I worked in public service at a library, we luckily had translation service (by phone) that can help too. It makes a difference.
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I wish I had a mobile to do translation back then.
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Your dedication to help do your proud!
Joanna
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TQ! Nowadays, one can use mobile phone to translate!
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True, but you learned yourself, and I learned with you! Only few words but everything helps!
Namaste!
Joanna
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tq, joanna, 🙏🙏🙏
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