When Entitlement Goes Wrong
By Cheval John
If you were a invited to a friend’s house for dinner with their family you would do everything you can to make sure things goes well there
You would not go there putting your feet on their couch like you do at your home
So why do people go to other countries and disrespect the culture while there
Unfortunately this happens mostly with americans when they are visiting other countries and it makes it harder for others who don’t act like entitled brats to overcome the stereotypes
We are starting to see more of people who got into hot water because of their entitlement attitude like the lady in this video
According to reports she allegedly was arrested and put in jail because she yelled at an employee at a rental company in the united arab emirates
It has become normal in recent decades for ladies to disrespect people in public or in private here in the united states
She didn’t understand ladies can’t disrespect male authority in united arab emirates and other middle eastern countries
Because of her entitled attitude she is currently stuck in the united arab emirates while authorities are investigating the matter
Now I mentioned allegedly because there is more to the story of this lady
Now if you are a first time traveler you need to look up information on the country you are planning to visit
Understand their culture
Leave your american attitude at the door when you leave because if you make a mistake unintentionally you could end up in a bad situation like the lady in the united arab emirates
Foreign Television Shows
By Cheval John
Knowing multiple languages gives you more options to entertainment
If you know only one language and watching a major sporting event only on a specific channel due to media rights and it is an announcer you do not like you have no choice but to bear listening to them for the entire time
However if you are a multi lingual speaker and that same major sporting event is being broadcast on the channel of a target language you have plenty of options because you can enjoy the sporting event while listening in that foreign language
You will be surprised to find out about songs which you have heard your entire life might have been a re mix of the original
Or you might discover shows which gives you insight into the world of the mega rich and how they lives are really different from average people
There is an indian show which recently appeared last week
The synopsis is on a mega rich family who have an internal battle over the direction of the conglomorate
One of the members of the family resigned from the position 20 years ago after his first of three offspring was born because he did not want to his family around that lifestyle
He and his wife did not tell them about being a member of that mega rich family
By chance one of the loyal employees found him while seeking divine direction and tried to convince him to return which he failed
When the oldest offspring discovered the birth certificate of her true family history she asked if she was a member of that mega family which put the father and the wife in deep panic that he suffered an ailment
When he arrived at the hospital it was full and the surgeon was not there because he was about to get married
The doctors let them know there was nothing they could do
The wife decided to call the loyal employee of the mega rich family risking her offspring discovering their true identity
All of a sudden the surgeon arrived leaving his own wedding to revive the member under the orders of the oldest brother of the mega rich family
This scene alone showed the difference between the rich and the average
And I would not have know about these shows if it wasn’t for knowing foreign languages
Why Learning Foreign Languages Is Important In 2023
By Cheval John
Though we are half way into 2023 I believe the most important thing anyone can do is learn a foreign language
Learning a foreign language can open up doors to you
It gives you a deeper insight into a culture allow you to travel outside the tourist areas etc
You might wonder why I should learn a foreign language when english is the most spoken language
You might know they are more non native english speakers to native english speakers
If it wasn’t for the united kingdom having influence towards the 20th century and the united states of america becoming a super power half way through the 20th century then the english language would not be the most spoken and we would have been in trouble
Within the coming weeks I will be sharing about how you can learn a foreign language why you should learn more foreign languages after becoming a bilingual speaker what apps to use for learning foreign languages
Big Legacy Social Media Will Be Overtaken
By Cheval John
In previous years, I had predictions for what would happen in social media before the new year.
I decided to put it out right now instead of the beginning of the year.
Now here it is.
The big time legacy media: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube will be overtaken by unknown social media platforms in the near future.
The reason is because they are newer platforms arising and we will see a huge influx of people going over there later on this year.
Rumble is a platform that has close to the same features like Youtube.
Their version of people liking their content is in the form of rumbles, the clapping emoji instead of the thumbs up.
Another one which is now on line, Truth Social, right now have people in the waiting list trying to get in.
It is only available on Apple’s iPhone at the moment and those who have Google Android will have to wait longer as it is not there yet.
Social media evolves and we have to be prepared for the changes when you least expect it.
That is why it is important to have your own website where you have full control of not only your content, but your subscriber base because we have seen those who only rely on the single platform lose everything and they have to build everything back to normal from scratch.
The Standout Moment of 2024
By Cheval John
December 31st,2024
The year 2024 should be considered a year where a lot of first happened
West Ham United, the club which I became a fan of last year, conceded 74 goals in the 2023-24
It broke the previous record of 70 goals conceded in the 2010-11 season which got us relegated from the premier league where we spent one year in the championship before getting promoted back to the “most watched league in the world via the playoff.
However, west ham did not get relegated last season because we scored 60 goals to finish 9th last season in the premier league while simultaneously knocked out of the quarterfinals of the carabao cup and the quarterfinals of the europa league
It also to a large degree led to the decision of the board not renewing the contract of david moyes because the football (soccer) was not to the standards of half the west ham fans
Real Madrid became the first club to win the uefa champions league for the 15th time in the competition history after they defeated borussia dortmund 2 to 0 at the final in London.
Video Courtesy of TUDN USA
Atalanta won their first ever Europa League trophy after beating Bayer Leverkusen 3 to 0 in the final in Dublin
Video Courtesy of CBS Sports Golazo
And Olympiacos won the Conference League final after defeating Fiorentina 1 to 0 in extra time in Athens.
The result led them to become the first greek club to win a European trophy
Video Courtesy of CBS Sports Golazo
I will remember 2024 to a large degree because of Weslaco High School becoming the first team from the Rio Valley to win the University Interscholastic League (UIL) State 6A softball championship
The reason why I chose this result as the most memorable moment of 2024 is in the manner they won the championship
Weslaco made it to the final of the State 6A softball championship facing Waco Midway in Austin, Texas
They were trailing Midway 9-3 going into the bottom of seventh and final inning of the game.
Midway got an easy first out to start the inning which makes you believe they would be on cruise control to win the state championship.
Weslaco kept chipping away at the lead where they all of a sudden trailing 9-7 with the bases loaded.
Then Andrea Ortiz, who was 0-3 in her previous three at-bats, sent a 3-2 pitch over the left field fence for the walk-off grand slam to win the state championship by the score of 11-9.
Video Courtesy of Max Preps
This manner of how Weslaco won the state title is like the manner Manchester United won the Champions League against Bayern Munich 25 years ago.
Manchester United were trailing 1 to 0 for the majority of the match going into the final three minutes of stoppage time.
Then they scored two goals on set pieces to win the trophy and becoming the first english club to win the treble.
Video Courtesy of UEFA TV
This is why Weslaco winning the state title is arguably the standout moment of 2024.
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