you! Thank you very much. *sigh*

We've all seen it right? In a restaurant on holiday and there's a British family on the

next table talking very LOUDLY AND SLOWLY to the waiter because that way he will understand.

It's embarrassing. So without further ado, I want to encourage

you to begin learning a language today. Why? Well, we've already covered reason 1:

So you don't sound like a moron when you're on holiday. Next!

Reason number dos: Speaking a foreign language, statistically speaking, makes you more attractive

to the opposite sex...or same sex, whatever floats your boat.

Reason number trois: Learning another language makes you better at your own.

Yeah, when I was studying for my TEFL certificate, all of those hours that, granted, at the time

felt very boring, in French and Spanish learning grammar, and grammar, and grammar, and verbs,

and verbs, and verbs...hum. Well they came in very handy in helping me

understand what the heck my TEFL course was talking about.

Quote number 1: You can never understand one language, until you understand at least two.Geoffrey

Willans. Reason number vier: When you learn a language,

it's not just about learning words, but about culture and those nitty-gritty intricacies

that make the speakers of that language who they are. And that's what makes you smart

when you learn a language. Quote number two: Those who know nothing of

foreign languages know nothing of their own.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Clearly I don't know

anything of his own 'cause I can't say his name!

Reason number go: Expand your list of potential friends. Roughly 5% of the world speak English

as a first language. That's not a lot of people that might share your love for 1930s stamp

collecting or making your own underwear...maybe... Besides, what about other language learners?

We're a friendly bunch, right? Quote number three: To have another language

is to possess a second soul. Charlemagne. Reason number liu: From the Alzheimer's Society

website, for I am no doctor. It is sometimes said that learning a language can help reduce

the risk of developing Dementia. Enough said. Reason number seitse: A quick Google search,

and I can say that 'cause it's YouTube, will show you just how much more bilinguals get

paid in comparison to monolinguals. Reason number lapan: If I describe you as

monolingual it makes you sound like a monkey...or is that just because I know the Spanish word

for monkey is mono...err...ok... New reason number eight: Your brain makes

weird connections like that. That's cool, right?

And that leads me nicely to reason numero...naw: it's fun!

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