I present to you Philip Crowther. He works for an American news agency, and he is currently covering the conflict in Ukraine. English, Luxembourgish, Spanish, Portuguese, French and German. All this with disconcerting ease. This journalist therefore speaks six languages perfectly.
Six-language coverage from #Kyiv with @AP_GMS. In this order: English, Luxembourgish, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German. pic.twitter.com/kyEg0aCCoT
— Philip Crowther (@FilipinoDC) February 21, 2022
There, with our survival kit in English, we say to ourselves “it’s annoying”it’s even humiliating!
it must be said that his background helps him a little: he was born in Luxembourg, of an English father and a German mother, and he learned Spanish and Portuguese at university. He had already done the trick for Joe Biden’s inauguration, still in German, English, Spanish, Luxembourgish, French and Portuguese.
The main thing in a foreign language is to try, to participate. At home, we have people who try. François Hollande for example:
This does not mean much but it does not matter, you have to try. Encouragement also for Jean-Pierre Raffarin:
Conclusion: if Philip Crowther hears us, you absolutely must come and teach us! It urges…