You’re used to find only posts related to language learning in this blog, but I had to share this. It’s a good story, and in a strange way, it relates to languages. How? Read on.
This was the view from our room.
Back in 2004, I was an exchange student at National University of Singapore. I had 5 months to study business in Singapore, and get to see Asia. Like for most exchange students, the latter was my priority. So when my University friend came to see me, we took off for a few days to Tioman Island.
Now, I loved Tioman, but it was a bit too simple for my friend. He’s since become a bit more humble, but at that time he just loved to stay in 5-star hotels. So he called a few hotels in KL and found a good last-minute rate at the JW Marriott Kuala Lumpur. I think we paid about a hundred dollars a night.
That same day, we were on the bus to K.L.
What if you were travelling in a foreign country and you found this very attractive person; you approach her and introduce yourself, best foot forward. And then, a blank stare. She didn’t even understand any word you said!
