Communication, Animal, Human

In television I saw the comparison of animal communication to human communication. I thought of how easy it is for a mother duck to teach her duckling everything she knows about life. Simple. Animals are simple. Animals are highly related to humans and communication. I quacked at a duck and it quacked back, if I would have yelled or spoken like I speak to my doctor, the duck would have ran away, instead of waddling closer. I see this with dogs. Bark at a dog and it will bark back, or at least flinch its ears to attempt understanding. The point is that we are trying to understand each other’s language.
I went to France and they were rude to me. I tried this with the same people. I stayed for one month. I played three different parts, just to see a reaction. On Monday, I entered a Patiserrie, bread shop, as an American. Speaking English. The owner, female, would not serve me. The next Monday I returned, speaking Spanish. The owner gleefully helped me select a loaf. The final Monday I returned, speaking French. The owner helped me and told me to check out that silly American in the window.
Being American, I laughed. She was confused. The point is that communication is key. If we attempt to understand another culture, they will be more willing to understand us, as a person. Since America is a melting pot, this needs to be done almost everywhere we go.
Animals have distinct personalities. So do humans. Usually an animal, mocks its human companion. This is to say, look at the animal to learn about the person. Animals are representations of ourselves. A family pet is as versatile as the family. Active dog, sleeping cat, what words birds say.