Use this post to learn English and Flemish at the same time.

Where are you from?

I come from Belgium.

Which language do you speak?

In many cultures, it is considered embarrassing or wrong for a grown man to cry. Yet crying is a healthy was to express an emotion of sadness or happiness. In this episode, Mark breaks down and starts crying right in front of Peter Bestluck. Why does he cry? Find out.

What do you call a cross between French and English? Find out in this conversation between an Australian and a Scotsman.

“Like” has several meanings.
1. preposition (similar to)

He looks like my brother.
That sounds like Mozart.

2. verb (to enjoy or prefer)

Do you like tea or coffee?
I like water.
3. a combining form (similarly)

I want to discuss it with …

A temple in Ethiopia contains a very special relic. Is it the Holy Grail or the Ten Commandments? Listen to Luis and Isabel talk about it.

Some people have said that football, or soccer, is the world’s global language. Indeed, it is the world’s most popular sport. Listen to an Australian bloke talk with a Yorkshireman about football.

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at serena sundai

Mark: So Eric, you are from France?
Eric: Yes.
Mark: Which part?
Eric: Which park?
Mark: Which part?!
Eric: My part is Marseilles. My …

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at el rabbit

A group of friends start to talk about Dogon villages in Africa and end up talking about nationalism.
Mark: What is the Dogon village like?
…

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at Tmuna Fish

Mark: So Eran what part of Israel do you come from?
Eran: I am from Rishon. Rishon le Zion.
Mark: From where?
Eran: Rishon …

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at stephanie-sas

Craig and Mark and some friends talk about a horseback journey from Canada to South America.
Craig: One night Mark and I came up with an …