When I meet new people, I often get asked the usual ‘let's-get-acquainted' question of what I do for a living, to which I reply: "I teach French". Then, 8 times out of 10, my new friend replies with a heartfelt cry and slightly high pitched voice, "Oh I LOVE France, I LOVE the French language, it sounds SO beautiful, Paris is SO romantic, I really wish I could speak French, that's one of my biggest regrets." Once their lamentation has come to an end, I reply with a big smile, "Well, why don't you start learning now?" Inevitably the answer is "I'm too old, it's too late, I wish I'd learnt it at school". Then, depending on my mood, I either move onto a different subject or I start campaigning
There are so many positives that come from learning a foreign language...
