@opalescent@lemmy.zip to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 11 months agoWhy words like 'okay' and 'taxi' are universally understood across the world but survival related ones like 'help', 'water', 'food' remained nation specific?message-square40fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down18
arrow-up1140arrow-down1message-squareWhy words like 'okay' and 'taxi' are universally understood across the world but survival related ones like 'help', 'water', 'food' remained nation specific?@opalescent@lemmy.zip to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 11 months agomessage-square40fedilink
minus-square🇰 🔵 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️linkfedilinkEnglish4•11 months agoIt’s easy to just use sign language for those. Waving your arms frantically, and miming a drink or eating food are pretty universally understood.
It’s easy to just use sign language for those.
Waving your arms frantically, and miming a drink or eating food are pretty universally understood.