When you travel abroad do you try to learn a bit of the local language first?

7年前

Do you think it is really important to learn the language and the culture of a country before travelling abroad or  are you  the kind of traveler who relies on universal gestures or animated facial expressions when you have to ask a question or get a point across?
Can you imagine what would happen if you couldn´t read the road signs? :)

Think about it and give me your opinion in English or in German or in Portuguese 