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Man 1: <speaks Italian> Man 2: You speak Italian? I'm thinking of learning Italian. Man 1: <speaks Italian>. I try and pick up a bit off my wife. I'd like to. You know, people like you and her that master foreign languages amaze me. What other languages do you speak? Man 2: Arabic. And I also speak Russian. Man 1: Hang on, you mean you speak three languages already and you might learn another one? How do you find the time? Man 2: I get training and support from my employer. Man 1: Your employer? What employer does that then? Man 2: I work for GCHQ. I'm a linguist. Man 1: And they train you too? Cor, they sound good! Man 2: And not just languages. I get loads of training which helps build my transferable skills. And there's plenty of opportunity to diversify your career. Man 1: Really? Man 2: That's what I like about it. And really being involved in international events ... writing reports that influence decisions of people in high places. Man 1: Blimey! And do you get to travel to wild, exotic places too? Man 2: Not very often! Some linguists get foreign secondments. Most of us find Cheltenham a pretty exciting place to live anyway. Man 1: I thought the Gold Cup was only a couple of weeks every year. Man 2: There's more to Cheltenham than that. It's a beautiful Regency town for a start. Loads of restaurants, clubs, theatre ... everything like that. Man 1: No good for my wife though. No, what she's mainly interested in is shops. Man 2: In that case she'd love Cheltenham. Beautiful shops and boutiques. Not far from Birmingham, Bristol and Swindon shops either. If she worked for GCHQ she'd have enough money to spend in them as well. We get overtime on top of our regular hours. Man 1: Hmmm. If she worked overtime, she wouldn't have time to go shopping, would she? Man 2: She would! We have flexi time as well. If you work late one week, you get time off the next. Italian, you say she speaks? Man 1: Yeah, she did a degree in Italian and Polish. Man 2: Maybe you should tell her to get in touch. Two European languages will qualify her. Man 1: Yeah, okay. Anyway, what'll it be? Man 2: <speaks Arabic> Man 1: Sorry? Man 2: That's "Coca Cola please" in Arabic. |
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