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"Benny's American accent in Chinese is thick" I'm Irish.

I can't do crosswords in English, my native language. I definitely can't breeze through classical texts. It's important to be realistic on the other end of the scale too. Criteria …

Hi there Hacker News! Thanks for the interest in my article :) My site went down an hour or so ago because I'm making database changes - I'm actually HN proof, since I had an artic…

Thanks for explaining!

As I said in another comment, these are just things that I have personally learned in the last 8 years. Disagree with them if you will. I do agree that TV quality is better in the …

If after spending many hours watching TV you feel your life has been enhanced in some way, then by all means keep it up. In my opinion people don't feel this way (I certainly never…

As I said in the post, closed-mindedness is something that people have to realise lies within themselves. This post wasn't calling Parisians closed minded.

Wa hey! Fellow Cyavan-man? I'll be back for the Fleadh in a month :)

This is the only list post I've ever written on my blog, since I was in a reflective mood about a long list of specific things and felt this got my point across clearest. You'll fi…

Another post that you may find more relevant to Paris is my experience in finally learning how to get along with Parisians: http://www.fluentin3months.com/closed-minded/ This is im…

I'm the author and I agree with Vacri's interpretation.

How do you become an expert? Change your concept of expertise! Another excellent article from 30sleeps about thinking outside the box to achieve your goals