Before I went on my first trip to London I was one of those Americans who thought there was no need to travel outside the country when there was so much here I had yet to see. Then I took on an international IT project which required me to go to London. I had to express my passport to get it in time, and flew first class through Iceland so I could have a larger seat on such a long flight. Here are some things I learned along the way:

Joke I heard which hit home as I speak only American English:
What do you call a person who speaks two languages?
Bilingual
What do you call a person who speaks three languages?
Trilingual
What do you call a person who speaks one language?
American.

South Africa – The phrase “in the loop” means pregnant so when the CEO said on a conference call “Keep me in the loop” the rest of the team was a tad confused.