T-shirts "fluent" in many languages

Wearing this T-shirt, tourists will no longer have difficulty communicating when traveling abroad without having time to learn the local language.

The T-shirt that breaks language barriers when traveling.

This magical shirt looks and feels like a regular t-shirt, but what makes it special is the nearly 40 symbols printed on the front.

Visitors can combine icons to express their wishes. "Find a motorbike repair shop"

"I want to rent a canoe. For how many hours?"

Inspired by an accident caused by a language barrier, the shirt is part of a creative product line by the Iconspeak team. George Horn, founder of the company, said: “We came up with the idea in 2013, when we were riding our motorbikes into a remote village in Vietnam. However, our motorbikes broke down, and we couldn’t find anyone who spoke English or French to help us.”

Seeing that foreign tourists were using paper drawings to communicate with locals and that this was effective, George Horn’s team put those drawings on T-shirts that they already wore. “It was a long process,” Horn said. “We started with a list of symbols, and then narrowed it down to just under 40. We also had to pay attention to religious details, as some symbols could be offensive in certain countries.”

This shirt is sold online for $33 each.

The Iconspeak team has successfully tested the product in Europe, and is now expanding to Latin America. The shirts, which are available online starting at $33, include icons for motorbikes, trains, hotels, beer stores, hospitals, and Wi-Fi.

According to News