Ever notice how animals “speak” different languages according to what country they live in?
So a bird says “tweet tweet” in most English speaking countries, but if he moves to – say – Japan, he’ll need to learn to say “chun chun”.
He’ll also need to learn to eat with chopsticks.
Here’s a great video of a talented young lady that shows what languages sound like – even when the content is gibberish.
It’s really quite impressive!
Could YOU do this?? (I know i could not!)
Click here to have a look:
As we move countries and into ever more multi-cultural environments, it can be helpful to exchange ideas with like-minded people, and explore what in the world we are doing.
If you'd like to learn more about how I can help you be more effective in your multi-cultural work environment, or support you in assimilating in a new country, please email me at helen@bannigan.com or contact me via www.bannigan.com.
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interesting take, and so true. i have serious troubles singing Old McDonald’s farm – not only when it comes to animals whose sounds I just don’t know (what does a koala cry like??), but also in “translating” their sounds when singing the song in different languages.
That’s the downside of being so multi-lingual, Camilla!