What is a lesson you learned too late in life?

The Talking Point series provides an opportunity to discuss things in English, exchange ideas, and learn from each other. There are lessons we learn as a child, and as we grow up, we keep on learning more lessons. But there are sometimes lessons we take too long to learn…

Ask him to send us an itemised bill

A ship engine had broken down and no one could fix it. They called in one expert after another, but none of them could figure out how to fix the engine. So they finally brought in an old man who had been fixing ship engines since he was a youngster. The old workman inspected the … Continue Reading