A carpet cleaner who speaks 24 languages

[Terry]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/interactive/2022/multilingual-hyperpolyglot-brain-languages

 

[FB19087]

Reddit post with the WaPo article since it is paywalled

 

[Nomad74]

Funny you post this. I'm currently learning Mandarin.

 

[FB19087]

Funny you post this. I'm currently learning Mandarin.

which dishes have you learned so far?

 

[Nomad74]

which dishes have you learned so far?

Dim Sum covers all I need.

 

[FB19087]

Dim Sum covers all I need.

I think that is Cantonese

 

[Cleanworks]

Dim Sum covers all I need.

And dem sum.

 

[Nomad74]

And dem sum.

Is that Canadian?

 

[Cleanworks]

Is that Canadian?

Canadianese.

 

[Papa John]

I still haven't learned to speak Thai, but for a few phrases.
I'm so lazy when it comes to learning a language.

I/We should listen to language tapes or motivational tapes instead of music while cleaning.

 

[SamIam]

Funny you post this. I'm currently learning Mandarin.

Ordering off the menu doesn't count