Success in Japanese not Welsh today, but I assure you that the feeling is the same. My mother and I took 2 trains from central Kobe out to Rokki Island to see the fashion museum. We wanted to come back by bus but didn’t know where the bus stop was. Look for a friendly face. Take a deep breath.
Smile.
Sumemasen (Excuse me).
Kobe ni, basu de, ikitaides. (To Kobe, by bus, we want to go.)
And it works. The lovely young ladies go out of their way to help us. Mother is impressed. I’m over the moon
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