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21 Undeniable Pros Of Being Bilingual

Double the languages, double the fun.

1. You can openly gossip in public because most people can’t understand what you’re saying.

2. You sound hella cultured and worldly when you speak another language.

3. Even when you're saying something mundane, it sounds so much more eloquent than it would in English.

4. You actually enjoy watching foreign films because you don't have to deal with those annoying subtitles.

5. You can travel to a foreign country and have no problem getting around because you understand the language there.

6. And the locals will think you're très cool because you can chat it up with them in their native tongue.

7. You can sing along to foreign songs and actually understand all the lyrics.

8. Being bilingual totally gives you bonus points on the hotness scale.

9. And even dirty talk sounds romantic in a foreign language.

10. Studying abroad is all fun and games when you're bilingual because you don’t have to deal with a language barrier.

11. You can sign up for college classes in your language for an easy GPA boost.

12. Mentioning you're bilingual on your resumé is a major plus when applying to jobs.

13. You’re pretty much guaranteed a side job tutoring because there’s always someone trying to learn your linguistic ways.

14. Cursing in another language is a great way to let out your frustrations, and it’s family-friendly as far as anyone else can tell.

15. When you go to certain restaurants you can pronounce the menu items with the proper accent and impress your date.

16. You instantly befriend anyone you meet who speaks your lingo.

17. When people assume you're ridiculously smart because you speak another language, you don't deny it.

18. Your friends always look to you as the all mighty language guru like you're the royal highness Rosetta Stone.

19. And you can always have some fun of your own and teach them bad words without telling them.

20. If you’re feeling really sneaky, you can keep your bilingualism a secret to eavesdrop on conversations in your language.

21. And if you catch someone talking shit, you can make a power play and call them out in their language.