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Graelwyn
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20 Mar 2007, 4:48 pm

Some new people have moved in next door to me... I am in a room in a shared house, and the noise they are making letting their doors bang shut is really killing me...noise like that causes me a lot of distress. They apparently, do not speak hardly a word of English so I cannot explain to them the problem and that I have a form of autism...anyone here able to help out?


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20 Mar 2007, 4:50 pm

you need to get out of france


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24 Mar 2007, 5:17 pm

Also it is important to note that Hindi and Urdu are virtually the exact same language. Hindi is spoken in India and uses the Devangari script, while Urdu is spoken in Pakistan and uses the Arabic script.

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24 Mar 2007, 6:45 pm

The Sanskrit word namaste (pronounced nah-mah-STAY) means "the spirit in me honours the spirit in you" A kind of Hindu hello. Maybe that will work as an opener and then smile and gesticulate to communicate with them.

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24 Mar 2007, 6:49 pm

take a look at http://linguanaut.com/english_urdu for some phrases

good excuse to learn some urdu!

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26 Mar 2007, 12:40 am

Any luck with your neighbours?