'Two languages in one head? No one can live at that speed! Good Lord man, you're asking the impossible!' 'But, the Dutch speak four languages and smoke marijuana!' 'Well : yes, but they're cheating! Everyone knows that marijuana is a drug enhancement that helps you on track and field to come last in a team of eight million : eight million other runners who are all dead.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker jokes about Dutch multilingualism, claiming they use drugs to help.
- In plain terms
- Dutch people speak many languages but cheat with marijuana.
- What can you take from it?
- Extra abilities sometimes need help.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do habits aid learning?
- How do we view different cultures?
Another view
The joke relies on negative stereotypes about drug use.
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