Tuesday, October 7, 2008

In times of economical turmoil, invest in a new language

Listen to the news. Read newspapers. It is a GLOBAL economy! What we go through in the USA is reflected all over the world.

" Who can rescue the economy?" Is the question on the cover of TIME magazine. The options listed as answers are: "John McCain (Republican)", "Barack Obama (Democrat)", and "None of the above (Help!)".

When we ask around in our center, the answers are as diverse as the options. But, there is a common first reaction: "HELP!".

How can we assist? What can be our contribution to the solution of the economical situation?

If you wonder what could be a safe investment right now, we have an honest answer for you: INVEST IN A NEW LANGUAGE! It is LOW RISK and you have a lot to GAIN.

That is our contribution to the economy and to the world.

2 comments:

Don Shutters said...

How To Say 'I love You' In Different Languages

English.........I Love You
Albanian........Une Te Dua
Arabic..........Ana Bhibbik
Catalan.........Testimo Molt
Chinese.........Wo Ai Ni
Eskimo..........Nagligivaget
Finnish.........Mina Rakkastan Sinua
French..........Je T'aime
German..........Ich Liebe Dich
Greek...........S'Agapo
Hawaiian........Aloha Wau la Oe
Hebrew..........Ani Ohev Otakh
Hungarian.......Se Ret Lay
Irish...........Thaim In Grabh Leat
Italian.........Ti Amo
Japanese........Ai Shite Imasu
Maltese.........ien Inhobbok
Persian.........Du Stet Daram
Romanian........Te iubesc
Russian.........Ya Lyublyu Tyebya
Spanish.........Te Amo
Swedish.........Jag Alskar Dig
Turkish.........Seni Seviyorum

Don Shutters said...

Let's face it.
English is an odd language.
There is no egg in the eggplant,
No ham in the hamburger,
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
English muffins were not invented in England.
French fries were not invented in France.

We sometimes take English for granted,
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
Quicksand takes you down slowly,
Boxing rings are square,
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.

If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
If the plural of tooth is teeth,
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth?
If the teacher taught,
Why didn't the preacher praught.

If a vegetarian eats vegetables,
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
Why do people recite at a play,
Yet play at a recital?
Park on driveways and
Drive on parkways?

You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
Of a language where a house can burn up as
It burns down,
And in which you fill in a form
By filling it out,
And a bell is only heard once it goes!

English was invented by people, not computers,
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
(Which of course isn't a race at all).

That is why
When the stars are out they are visible,
But when the lights are out they are invisible.
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
It starts,
But when I wind up this poem
It ends.