Get the Point?

Rome is an amazing city, and the people are very open to other cultures. In Rome, the way to communicate is simply through pointing. It is universally known, since you are a toddler you point to food, up until you are 20 years old in a foreign country. Our program director said if you ever need to know or want something just point at it. So far this tool has been very helpful. One place it is necessary is a Bar, which are small cafés and restaurants, where the workers do not speak English. You point to what you want, and they show you via using their hands how much it is. Also in a Farmacia ( Pharmacy ) if you are ill, you simply need to point to the part of the body that hurts and say, “male”. Following this pharmacist may give you a strange look, but then give you medicine. This may seem weird and “sketchy”, but this past week when I had a sore throat, they gave me cough drops.