Nous saluons le retour! Akwaaba! Okaerinasai! Whilst you have been welcomed back to another week’s episode in a variety of languages, unfortunately for a large number of Brits, english is the only language they speak. Why is this the case when a large proportion of Europeans can speak their own language and are pretty fluent in English as well. Are Brits self-centred or is it a failing in the schooling systems. With the development of technological tools that aid in language, will the need to be bilingual be as advantageous in future? Time will tell but, in the meantime, a select few took the opportunity to try and level the playing field by learning a new language during the lockdown period where unexpected periods of free time became available. Those that missed out the first time might get a second opportunity to do so as the 2nd wave of Covid 19 seem imminent. The disease has been a problem for far longer than anyone anticipated and there is not end in sight, but what if the various vaccines they are working on prove successful? Would you get one? With everyone frustrated with the mixed messages from the government, people around the country have been following their own guidelines. 2tones details his family’s own defiant stance in face of the rule of 6 recently imposed. An encounter with a dyson hoover sparked a conversation into how heavily people rely on reviews. Is it natural to prefer something with positive reviews, high views, likes and high engagement? Do you ever consider that some reviews are fake, or do you assume the majority must be real? A lot of things are overlooked fairly or unfairly if they do not have enough social validation but for a lot of people reviews are a way of trusting something is worth buying or consuming. Switching away from companies though, what actually makes you trust a person? Is it time spent knowing a person, experiences or maybe a combination of these things and more? How important is demeanour and a person’s smile? A good smile is often considered an attractive trait but if someone was to give a compliment to you, how would you react? Why are they sometimes awkward to deal with? Do they highlight insecurities in us or is it because we don’t know the agenda behind these compliments. At what point does compliments become flattery and is it a bad thing to flatter someone? Find out about all these topics and more in another fun and engaging episode of TheNineToFivers Podcast.
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