AOC Endorses Joe Biden: 'Absolutely' Must 'Rally Behind Our Democratic Nominee'

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128. Let's put it this way

In the future, let me in on the English first so I don't get confused

Due to the nature of my work (when there is no virus chopping off the legs of my mobility, that is), I am in a different country every day, and would lose too much time if I had to request my colleagues to speak English, so I don't. When I explain that I speak nine languages, it is not to claim vast intellectual prowess, but rather to explain how I can get things done with my work schedule. If you can converse with your colleagues in their own languages while pursuing a hectic schedule, you get to lop off cumbersome minutes of every appointment by not needing translation. Living as I do in a country that borders on almost ten others (depending on whether or not one condisers a Baltic ferry route a border), I'd have to be arrogant, stupid, or some combination of the two if I didn't make an effort to learn the languages of the countries that border us, as well as those of major countries nearby. Being married to a German, and speaking German with her at home, of course, does weight the priorities somewhat.