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Imagine visiting that country on your bucket list, excited to learn about its customs, make friends with the inhabitants, and move through busy marketplaces or cafes with ease, only to be faced with ...

You are standing in a bustling train station in a foreign country. Your connecting train leaves in twelve minutes. The platform signs are entirely in the native language. The attendant behind the ...