Ending an email
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”.
On personal power
“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
The Chinese and beer
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?
Another tongue twister
Try and get your tongue around this one here …
“How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much wood
As a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood.”
Now that’s quite a mouthful, isn’t it?
When and why do people lie?
Listen to Scientific American’s 60-second podcast entitled “Is Lying a Good Strategy?”. It’s fairly demanding, so don’t worry too much if you don’t understand everything. You can also find the transcript on the page to help you.
