Joe Gilgun Quotes

I'm always saying normal things, and people usually understand me, but they're like, 'Where are you from?!'

I think we're still in a muddle with our language, because once you get words and a spoken language it gets harder to communicate.

Because of my language and the pantomime with which most Europeans accompany their speech, I was catalogued as a heavy.

Moslems are not just a bunch of nuts and whackos .... these are people with whom we are simply out of touch.

Most of our life is miscommunication, and when you add a language barrier to it, it just becomes total mayhem and confusion... It just adds to it with all of the cultural differences. It could be an American family meeting another American family and you could still have a total clash. With family, it's like visiting another planet.

The diversity of language alienates man from man

Acknowledged differences may create mutual respect, but hazy misunderstandings bring forth nothing but prejudice and rejection.

I'll try to communicate, Taylor said. She spoke slowly and deliberately. Hello! We need help. Is your village close? My village is Denver. And I think it's a long way from here. I'm Nicole Ade. Miss Colorado. We have a Colorado where we're from too! Tiara said. She swiveled her hips, spread her arms wide, then brought her hands together prayer-style and bowed. Kipa aloha. Nicole stared. I speak English. I'm American. Also, did you learn those moves from Barbie's Hawaiian Vacation DVD? Ohmigosh, yes! Do your people have that, too?

Some people in America don't ever interact with black people outside of television, so we should give them real, believable characters.

The media in Utah is not the same as the media in New York, so that can wear on some people.

I have some English words on the first album, but any time I try to do it, you miss something. You think it's just a simple translation from French to English, but it's so different as far as the understanding.

The barrier of communication is terrible if you don't speak the language. You cannot reach a player with a translator.

Boxers don't tend to come from Cambridge or Oxford. Sometimes the things we say don't come out well. We are not known for our vocabulary.

Directing while overcoming differences of language and culture is a stimulating challenge.

Sometimes it can be difficult when you're talking to a journo after the game, saying, 'Yeah mate, I was on the burst.' And then the translator is trying to translate that into Japanese, and apparently there is no actual translation.

It's pretty cool to see, like, from town to town, how different the crowds are.

There are certain situations, when you're in America, when people understand you better without an Australian accent.

I hate when I see someone who speaks English speaking to someone who speaks a different language, and they're screaming as if going louder is going to help the other person understand.

I'd hate to think that the stereotypical American is someone who just says 'Hi - bye' in conversation. That's how Europeans see us. And I'd like to think that not all of us are like that.

The thing is, I'm used to handshakes. Every time someone comes for a hug, I'm very confused. I'm told that I give out the worst hugs, too.

Your mom is the first person you fall in love with, so it's loaded forever and carries all this baggage. There's almost always a communication barrier in place. In my case it's a language and cultural barrier, but other times, it's because your mother's love is conditional or because you're fundamentally different.

People just think Africa is this one thing. So if you're from Nigeria, then you're the same as somebody from Kenya; not realizing that within Nigeria, right, we have 250 different ethnic groups, right? Two hundred and fifty different languages.

Though I can speak only tooti futi Gujarati, I can understand it completely.

I face no problem in communicating with the people of Orissa whom I meet everyday.

In Spain, they're never direct, and that frustrates me.