As I started a new job as a flight attendant recently, I just compiled a list of destinations I visited and other cities that I’m planning to request flights to and learn the local languages of:
city | Country | (focus) language |
Johannesburg | South Africa | First: Afrikaans. Later: Zulu |
Accra | Ghana | Akan / Ga |
Helsinki | Finland | Finnish |
Lisbon | Portguese | Portugal |
Mumbai | India | Hindi |
Delhi | India | Hindi |
Osaka, Tokio, | Japan | Japanese |
China | Mandarin Chinese | |
Quito and Guayaquil | Ecuador | Spanish |
Paramaribo | Suriname | Sranantongo |
Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Brazilean Portuguese |
Geneva | Switzerland | (Swiss) French |
Stockholm | Sweden | Swedish |
Barcelona | Spain | Catalan, Spanish |
Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | Swahili |
Dubai | U.A.E. | Arabic |
Latin America | ||
Buenos Aires | Argentina | |