For the "glamorous life of a journalist" chronicles, an item from the morning's mail bag, verbatim:
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Hi James,The company conducting the survey asks to be credited with its results, and you can find them easily if you search. As well as capsule bios of some of your prospective teachers:
Here's a fun talker for you right in time for Valentine's Day. Want to make the opposite sex swoon? Forget good looks or a charming personality. A new international survey reveals if you want to light libidos on fire, learn to "parle francai"s or "habla espanol" - speak another language!
The international survey of more than 5,000 men and women (1300 Americans) reveals if you speak a different language:
• 79% find you more attractive
• 77% rate you as more intelligent
Also, it turns out the French tongue isn't only famous for kissing.
HOTTEST LANGUAGES OF LOVE
The survey reveals:
• French is the #1 Sexiest Language, (chosen by 41%)
• #2 Italian (chosen by 16%)
• #3 Spanish (chosen by 15%)
Chill dudes. We Americans still have some swag. English ranked #4th sexiest language (chosen by 10%). And so much for Gangnam style. The Korean language came in dead last - the least sexy language....
When people polled were asked the top pick-up line they'd like to hear or say in another language the top choices are:
#1 "Where have you been all my life?" or in French "Où as-tu été toute ma vie?"
#2 "Can I get you a drink?" or in Italian "Ti posso offrire da bere?"
#3 "I lost my phone number. Can I have yours?" Or in Spanish "¿Perdí mi número de teléfono, me podrías dar el tuyo?"
My wife speaks more languages than anyone else I know, so according to this survey that must be why I've always found her not only "more attractive" but also "more intelligent." In retrospect it's a good thing I said to her on our first date, "Où as-tu été toute ma vie?"
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1) Why do I quote these things? A basic rule of life for reporters is that you should spend your time talking with and learning about people who are not sending you press releases, rather than those who are. But when I see each day's crop of these entreaties, I marvel anew at the infinity of startup activity that is the modern economy. And having written pitch letters myself over the years, I feel a kind of grizzled-veteran solidarity with the people trying so hard to get someone else's attention.
Plus, "the exuberant face and biceps" of German, among many other touches.... You have to admire this kind of effort.
2) Why do I blank out the teachers' names, and that of the company, when you can easily find them for yourself? It seems a little unfair to the teachers, including the "gem of the Orient," to expose them in a way they weren't expecting, and in reality most people won't bother to track them down. But if you're curious enough, you can find out more. Maybe even learn the Language of Love.
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