[Wikimania-l] Airport Pickup

[Thomas Dalton]

On 2 July 2010 16:50, James Owen <jowen at wikimedia.org> wrote:
> An additional suggestion for anyone who might need to go to a pharmacy
> is to speak with a staff person in your hotel before going into the
> pharmacy, have them write down the polish words for your symptoms or the
> medication you desire, over the counter drugs are sold through the
> pharmacist so you will need to clearly communicate your ailments.

That is good to know. I usually assume pharmacists will speak English,
almost anywhere in the world, due to the high level of education
required for the job. I don't know (and can't find - I just looked)
the statistics, but the proportion of university graduates in the
world that speak English to at least a modest standard is very high.