tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6853056847373793103.post8887484557581032056..comments2023-11-17T03:20:35.876-05:00Comments on My American Life: The Importance of learning another languageMizuhohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07013494534388983346noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6853056847373793103.post-79272715871749352832011-12-30T16:49:22.035-05:002011-12-30T16:49:22.035-05:00The proverb is nice! I think your interpretation i...The proverb is nice! I think your interpretation is correct. <br />Thanks for telling me about it. :)Mizuhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013494534388983346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6853056847373793103.post-86781752282140310892011-12-29T22:03:08.267-05:002011-12-29T22:03:08.267-05:00I once knew someone from the Czech Republic who wa...I once knew someone from the Czech Republic who was native or near-native in four languages -- Czech, German, English, and French. She told me a Czech proverb: "Learn another language, get another soul". I think by "soul" she must have meant "worldview", "outlook", or "way of thinking and feeling" because she didn't believe in supernatural souls.<br /><br />Thank you for an interesting post, Mizuho!Paul Sunstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462598852553696040noreply@blogger.com