SI : The first thing you have to do is to speak with a strong foreign accent and speak broken English. S6 : Half a dozen people will immediately overwhelm you with directions. P : He will be interested in you because you are a foreigner and he will be pleased that he could figure out what you said. Q : He will not expect you to be polite and use elaborate grammatical phrases. R : Then every English person to whom you speak will at once know that you are a foreigner and try to understand you and be ready to help you. S : If you shout, “Please! Charing Cross! Which way?” you w ill have no difficulty. The proper sequence should be:
- AS R Q P
- BS R P Q
- CR Q P S
- DR S P Q
Explanation
The proper sequence is R-Q-P-S, option (c). The first thing is to speak broken English (S1). Then every English person will know you are a foreigner and try to help (R). He will not expect politeness or elaborate grammar (Q). He will be interested because you are a foreigner, and pleased to have understood you (P). Shout ‘Which way?’ and you will be overwhelmed with directions (S), and half a dozen people overwhelm you (S6).