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Figures show that only 48 of Britain’s 1,900 diplomats have an ‘extensive’ grasp of the language used in the country where they are based. These 48 diplomats receive a bonus on their salary as they are able to communicate fluently. This means that there are 1,852 diplomats who are not proficient enough in another language, [...] { 0 comments } 
Luxury retailers in America are adapting their stores and sharing hospitality with visiting Chinese tourists. Chinese visitors spend more cash in the US than those from any other country, an average of $2,000 more each visitor! Europe and the US offer extravagance with a smaller price tag The reason so much money is being dropped on [...] { 0 comments } 
This week marks the coming of the New Year for many Southeast Asian countries who welcome in the New Year traditionally in April instead of January. The celebrations take place around the 13-16th of April and sometimes last up to a week. Each country has their own traditions and there are many spiritual and religious [...] { 2 comments } 
A recent Guardian blog by Helen Pidd has brought to light an interesting German advertising campaign from Unilever. Du darfst! It launches their new range of healthy eating, low-fat products called Du darfst, which translates as: you may, or you’re allowed. However, the marketing slogan used to sell the products has caused some commotion in [...] { 1 comment } 
With the London 2012 Olympics around the corner, it is expected that up to 250,000 Americans will be taking the trip across the pond to watch the games. England and America are two countries divided by a common language – George Bernard Shaw This has brought to attention the language barrier that Americans might face [...] { 0 comments } 
Happy Easter! Good Friday is tomorrow which commences the festival of Easter. This is where Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. And for some, Easter also encompasses the coming of spring. There are many traditions associated with Easter in the UK, such as Easter egg hunts for children (and adults!) and rolling decorated eggs down [...] { 2 comments } 
This week has seen a re-emergence of the long debated language ‘war’ in Montreal, Quebec. In Canada, 59.7% of the population speak English, 23.2% French and 17.4% speak both. Both Canadian English and Canadian French are Canada’s two official languages, having equal status in federal courts, Parliament, and all federal institutions. But in the province [...] { 0 comments } 
This week saw a quote from Megan Fox circulate the US press which made her look rather self admiring and a little conceited. The actress and model is reported by US Weekly as saying in a recent interview with French magazine Jalouse: ‘I live well with my image. I cannot complain. I wouldn’t trade places [...] { 0 comments } 
An article by Michael Skapinker in the Financial Times discusses how executives speak in a language of their own. Jean-Paul Nerrière, a Frenchman, observed years of English conversations as a long-time IBM executive. A business language He noticed that when two non-native English speakers spoke to one another, for example an Italian and a Belgian, [...] { 1 comment } 
We’ve had a recent chat to Holly Harvey our new Business Development Manager about all things Singapore. Finding all about Global Lingo’s expanding client base there, missing Percy Pigs and Tesco; as well as jetting off to Indonesia for the odd weekend… What was it about Global Lingo which captured your attention and made you [...] { 0 comments } |
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