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Dear fellow Models, Photographers, and other creative people: I'd like to know in how many languages you can give/take directions on a shoot. Jun 30 06 11:07 am Link Jean-Philippe Martin wrote: I use Japanese and English ... I also understand a little Mandarin Chinese and German. Jun 30 06 01:25 pm Link French and english. Et allemand sous la torture. Jun 30 06 01:37 pm Link I use the point and shoot method. ![]() Jun 30 06 01:47 pm Link I do spanish and english a little bit of french as well! Jun 30 06 01:51 pm Link I can take directions in English, somewhat in French, and a little less in Spanish. I can only reply in English and basic yes or no in french and numbers in spanish. Jun 30 06 01:54 pm Link Mmhh..english and spanish but...body language works better ![]() Jun 30 06 02:23 pm Link I mumble a lot in English. Think Dustin Hoffman in Rainman. Jun 30 06 02:26 pm Link errr I'm not international but I can take direction in Dutch,Papimentu,English,Japanese(not complex),Portugese and A little tiny bit o' Italian...English is preferred though. Jun 30 06 03:24 pm Link just english and german... i think i ought to learn something else but i mainly work with english photographers so i don't tend to have to use much else. Jun 30 06 03:37 pm Link I understand that english is most common language. I am curious if italian is spoken a lot among high-fashion staff. (I was told Milano to be the best gateway to get started). Jul 01 06 01:52 am Link Suomeksi, på svenska and in english. Jul 01 06 01:57 am Link Jean-Philippe Martin wrote: Wonder how and especially WHY someone told you that? But... that matter is out of this topic. Jul 01 06 02:00 am Link Kalle Mustonen wrote: Maybe you should ask WHO told me Jul 01 06 02:04 am Link Wellll.....I only speak English...but can make myself understood in most any language......did a wedding once.....biggest wedding party I ever had....25 bridesmaids!!!!.....matching groomsman!!....Bride & Groom!!!.....none of whom spoke English....only Italian!!!......and they understood absolutly every direction I wanted..... Or was it the cattle prod..MMMmmm???? Jul 01 06 09:58 am Link I do English and my own form of sign language :>) Jul 01 06 03:20 pm Link English and some very choice Anglo Saxon when required. Gibberish has also been used on occasions. Jul 01 06 03:26 pm Link Spanish and English + SimonL wrote: Jul 01 06 03:31 pm Link i draw stick people to get my point across... Jul 01 06 03:34 pm Link German, Hindi & English In NY till 9th August. Best, H. Jul 31 06 08:15 am Link English, of course, Español, Einige auf Deutsch, y Ochen' nemnogo na Russki Jul 31 06 10:13 am Link English, German, French, and Croatian. But I'm not really that fluent in any of them for heavy conversation except English. But for simple direction, any are fine. Jul 31 06 12:05 pm Link Jul 31 06 12:44 pm Link English, Swedish, Dainish, Norwegian, German and Finish! mayne french on a good day! Jul 31 06 12:46 pm Link English and Spanish fluently. I know ASL alphabet, and I can understand some French, Italian, and Portugese. Umm... and I can count to ten in German in Japanese. ![]() Jul 31 06 01:01 pm Link english, a fair amount of basic french, and international gesture and grunt. Jul 31 06 01:04 pm Link Jean-Philippe Martin wrote: british, scottish, australian, irish (if im drunk or if im working on st patricks day), and american. (and broken italian on occasions) Jul 31 06 01:04 pm Link Like IvesD French and English Allemand et Espagnol sous la torture ;-) Jul 31 06 01:22 pm Link Words interfere with the creative and tactile process. Direction must be done manually, not verbally. -D Jul 31 06 02:18 pm Link KM von Seidl wrote: dEFinitely, dEFinitely hands over boobs.. Yeah.. Yeah.. dEFinitely.. Jul 31 06 02:23 pm Link I can speak almost 4 languages fluent Lithuanian, English, French and a bit of Russian ![]() Jul 31 06 02:26 pm Link Norwegian, English, Hebrew and a little Spanish and Japanese. Jul 31 06 02:26 pm Link |