tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628839908677040765.post8247187349058171631..comments2023-09-09T06:48:34.324-04:00Comments on Books go Beyond Reading: How Important is it to be Bilingual or Multi-lingual in Today’s World?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628839908677040765.post-51064302422525304432009-05-29T17:05:55.095-04:002009-05-29T17:05:55.095-04:00Thanks for stopping by Bill. I find knowing and un...Thanks for stopping by Bill. I find knowing and understanding other languages really opens opportunities. Thanks for sharing your experience. Sounds like it was a fun evening. think of how many new brain cells each of you grew that night!<br /><br />JoyJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661535529117551660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628839908677040765.post-1698607183184893352009-05-29T15:30:18.507-04:002009-05-29T15:30:18.507-04:00Hi, Joy. I see from the time of your blog entry, ...Hi, Joy. I see from the time of your blog entry, you were up early this morning. I fully agree with your comments about the utility of learning other languages. It's a lot easier to do when visiting or living in the country of origin. But even studying a second language in school may well present opportunities much later in life. <br /><br />I was fortunate to have lived in Spanish, German, French, Thai and Italian speaking countries growing up and as a young adult. It's been a long time since I've had a chance to use those languages so my facility has grown cold. But I do recall an interesting experience over dinner one evening when I was traveling in Africa back in the early 1980s. <br /><br />I had occasion to eat dinner in a hotel restaurant in Dakar, Senegal, with a fellow from Portugal who was returning home from a job in Brazil. In addition to Portuguese, he also spoke Spanish, a little French and German but no English. I spoke French, passable Spanish, some German and a little Italian. During the three hours we spent at the dinner table, we probably didn't complete a single sentence in the same language. Every thing we said was in bits and pieces of the various languages we each spoke or understood, augmented with drawings and sketches using the stack of napkins at the table. After it was all over, my brain was tired but what an entertaining and fun way to spend and evening.billkirkwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13527642718868234828noreply@blogger.com