Language Barriers Difficult To Overcome, But Very Possible
It happens often throughout the world, especially in the United States which is a melting pot of diversity. It can occur for a variety of reasons for many families from differing nations. Some people leave their native countries due to economic issues, war, famine, political reasons, or even exile. Many first generation immigrants often settle in a new land in which they do not know the language. Second generation children are raised learning both languages, the one of their parent’s homeland and the new one of their current home. More often than not, the third generation or fourth generation will not have the incentive to learn their ancestral language. This creates a language barrier between grandparents and children, coworkers, peers, and even neighbors.
Below is seasonal video that is going viral this holiday season for good reason.
Never Too Late To Learn A New Language
It’s encouraged to learn additional languages as they may come in handy one day. Due to the mass migration of humans across the world due to the globalization of jobs, many scenarios can happen that require you to learn a new language. In the video above, an older Polish man who lives around is practicing English. We then find out that he has been practicing to meet his granddaughter in the UK for the very first time. This emotional holiday video is a promotion for the Polish “eBay” but is a classic example of why it’s never too late to learn a new language. It requires a lot of time and effort that cut into a person’s free time, but with enough determination, anything is possible. A new language can teach you how to view things from a different perspective. It may allow you to travel to places you never dreamed of before. You could land unique jobs due to your knowledge. It could even allow you to meet people you would of otherwise would have never interacted with.
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It turns out you can teach and old dog new tricks.
Loved the twist at the end. You are right its never too late
We need to have the technology from the Matrix where you just load it up
Two Beer Mugs up for the video
I thought this article was going to be boring but it turned out to be not half bad
Awesome video
This pretty much applies to anything you want to learn in life
Pretty epic video. You are right this applies pretty much to anything you want to learn.