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| Splog Diglot Senior Member Czech Republic anthonylauder.c Joined 5669 days ago 1062 posts - 3263 votes  Speaks: English*, Czech Studies: Mandarin | Message 17 of 41 08 May 2011 at 11:21am | IP Logged | ||
There is a bed shop in Prague where beds cost between US$10,000 and US$20,000. I went in to have a look (with no intention of buying one). Apparently, these are the most comfortable beds in the world and are claimed to ensure the end of sleepless nights, and guarantee you would wake up fully refreshed every morning. It is certainly true that the average person spends one third of their life in bed. For many, the same could be said of a sofa. So, why do we feel repulsed by the idea of spending so much money on one? I am not sure. Particularly if we compare this to the cost of a typical car, where most of us spend only an hour or so a day. Anyway, my own personal view on money: I used to hear that "time is money". If that is true, I thought, then "money must be time". So, rather than buy stuff, I saved up whenever I could, so I could buy myself lots of free time by quitting works as soon as possible. With that free time, I focus on my hobbies all day. I may not have a BMW to drive to work in, but the I don't need one, because I don't have a job to drive to. A few friends have told me that I am lazy, and that they love their job. My (now well- rehearsed) response is: "Anybody who says they love their job is somebody who lacks sufficiently fulfilling hobbies". In short, when I think of a windfall of US$10,000 - my first thought would be "how many hours of freedom would that equate to? 12 persons have voted this message useful | |||
 newyorkeric Diglot Moderator Singapore Joined 6379 days ago 1598 posts - 2174 votes Speaks: English*, Italian Studies: Mandarin, Malay Personal Language Map | Message 18 of 41 08 May 2011 at 12:31pm | IP Logged | ||
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Prefences are subjective. Someone that spends $10,000 on a sofa may be just as appalled by the amount of time and money we spend on languages.
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| garyb Triglot Senior Member ScotlandRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5207 days ago 1468 posts - 2413 votes Speaks: English*, Italian, French Studies: Spanish | Message 20 of 41 08 May 2011 at 1:51pm | IP Logged | ||
Yes. If I got a big windfall I'd probably stop working for a wee while and invest the time in my hobbies, i.e. study music and languages. And since I wouldn't be tied down to a location due to work I could do some travelling in Europe and spend a good bit of time in countries practising languages. So perhaps I'd split a few months between France, Italy, and Ukraine. Or alternatively take up Spanish; that amount of money would probably go quite far in South America... Edited by garyb on 08 May 2011 at 1:51pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Iwwersetzerin Bilingual Heptaglot Senior Member Luxembourg Joined 5669 days ago 259 posts - 513 votes Speaks: French*, Luxembourgish*, GermanC2, EnglishC2, SpanishC2, DutchC1, ItalianC1 Studies: Portuguese, Mandarin | Message 21 of 41 08 May 2011 at 1:55pm | IP Logged | ||
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I'd spend the money on the two things I love most: travel and languages. It's hard to decide though as there as so many tempting options: travel around Russia and study Russian, take Japanese classes in Japan, learn Portuguese in Brazil or move to Malaysia for a few months to learn Bahasa Melayu.
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| Levi Pentaglot Senior Member United States Joined 5567 days ago 2268 posts - 3328 votes Speaks: English*, French, Esperanto, German, Spanish Studies: Russian, Dutch, Portuguese, Mandarin, Japanese, Italian | Message 22 of 41 08 May 2011 at 2:34pm | IP Logged | ||
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I already spent more than that getting my degree in linguistics...
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 budonoseito Pro Member United States budobeyondtechnRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5805 days ago 261 posts - 344 votes Studies: French, Japanese Personal Language Map | Message 23 of 41 08 May 2011 at 4:00pm | IP Logged | ||
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I think I can get 5 bicycle tour vacations out of that. You get to see a lot more then
the standard bus tour. Talk to locals and practice language in a more personal setting. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| patuco Diglot Moderator Gibraltar Joined 7015 days ago 3795 posts - 4268 votes Speaks: Spanish, English* Personal Language Map | Message 24 of 41 09 May 2011 at 1:32am | IP Logged | ||
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I've just checked and, at this particular instant, 1 GBP = 1.63613 USD.
This means that $10000 is just over £6000. I wouldn't say no to receiving that, no strings attached, but I wouldn't be able to retire, travel or do anything else along the lines that some of you are suggesting above. I'd probably be really boring and put it in the bank. Now, if the amount offered was multiplied by 100, or maybe even 1000, then I'd have to do some serious thinking... 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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