Great essay. I never would have learned French without immersion, or the little bits of German, Japanese and Chinese I know. Your comment about the English recalls Martin Amis: “I should have realized that when English people say they can play tennis they don’t mean what Americans mean when they say they can play tennis. Americans mean that they can play tennis.” ;-)
Haha, I've never heard that quote from Martin Amis but it made me chuckle and resonates. Do you play tennis is almost a social question here rather than one on sporting capability...
Great essay. I never would have learned French without immersion, or the little bits of German, Japanese and Chinese I know. Your comment about the English recalls Martin Amis: “I should have realized that when English people say they can play tennis they don’t mean what Americans mean when they say they can play tennis. Americans mean that they can play tennis.” ;-)
Haha, I've never heard that quote from Martin Amis but it made me chuckle and resonates. Do you play tennis is almost a social question here rather than one on sporting capability...
Great article, Benny! Totally agree. We are looking to do something similar at LSEG.