Answer the nine questions in this little online quiz to find out how optimistic you are
My result? “Sunshine with Patchy Fog. Everything’s coming up roses – most of the time. Your outlook is optimistic, but you tend to think more positively in the short term rather than in the long run. You see the good side of the present moment but don’t necessarily incorporate that into your overall attitude.”
Okay, room for improvement!
Did you take a close look at the list of false friends last week? Test yourself this week (link to: br.de) to see how many you know.
You’d like to appear smart in meetings? So what should you do?
Writer and Comedian Sarah Cooper has the answers. Take a look at the nine tricks she gives us here (link to: medium.com).
My favourites?:
What I definitely wouldn’t do? I wouldn’t use an idiom. I want others to understand me!
We’ve spoken about ways of ending email messages before. I sometimes use “Take care” if I know the person fairly well. Or even “Take care of yourself”.
And, if it fits, you might like to try: “To your success”.
“If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.” Mahatma Gandhi
I’m not a beer lover myself, so I can’t understand why British beer is so popular in China.
Apparently, the Chinese drink about 55 billion litres a year. According to this BBC article, there’s a “passion and curiosity for drinkable symbols of British tradition”.
Germany is famous for its beer. I wonder what the Chinese think about beer from German brewers? Any idea?
