Kathryn, not speaking the local tongue, has to "read" the situation with her photographer's eye.
I get wind of a new site, pay it a visit and discover that it already has a population four times the size of some midsized countries — everyone speaking the local dialect, taboos and kinship patterns well worked out, a robust economy and brisk trading with other social-networking sites.
Culturally, Lebanese respond better to personal contact; therefore, speaking the local languages and establishing and maintaining relationships were key in identifying a local partner as well as recruiting hospitals.
More than half even say it is very hard to get by without speaking the local language.
At the same time, up to three out of ten respondents find it very difficult to get by in Germany without speaking the local language.
Other than the those speaking the local dialect of Bengali, there are tribal Santhals and ten other tribal communities in Birbhum with some presence, amongst whom Koda, Mahali and Oraons are more common.
