In this episode of English Learners Boost, Teacher Ian explores how humor varies across cultures and why a joke in one country might fall flat—or even offend—in another. With a special look at Filipino humor, practical tips for using jokes appropriately, and an inspiring story of language growth, you'll gain the confidence to connect with others through laughter—without the cultural confusion.

💬 Book a lesson with Teacher Ian on iTalki and experience personalized, practical English learning today!

English Learner's Boost

Laugh or Offend? The Misinterpretation of Humor Across Cultures.

今回は私が大好きな街「豊洲（とよす）」を紹介しました🚶🏻‍♀️散歩にぴったりの素敵な街です☕️

SeikaのTOKYO🗼guide🎧

📍豊洲（とよす）：Toyosu

Hej, z tej strony Anka, a to jest kolejny odcinek podcastu Polish is fun. Dzisiaj opowiem wam o jedzeniu, a dokładniej o polskim i włoskim jedzeniu.  Mam nadzieję, że nie jesteście głodni :)


Proszę napisz do mnie, jeśli chciałbyś/chcialabyś transkrypcję do tego podcastu.
Dziękuję  i do usłyszenia

Polish is fun with Anka

Kuchnia polska vs. kuchnia włoska

Vidéo complète avec sous-titres et images:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM3hIjyqfaI

French Stories For All

Blabla Podcast - Questions à ma Fille - #Q&A

Dulces que cuentan historias, influencias árabes y españolas que llegaron con la conquista. Los dulces de convento que se fusionaron con la tradición de nuestros antepasados diversificaron la variedad dulce que ahora conocemos. A pesar del surgimiento de empresas de confitería extranjeras que han crecido en nuestro país, las golosinas mexicanas siguen vigentes.



Spanish México

LOS DULCES MEXICANOS.

Enjoy the seventh episode of Culture To Grow, which allows you to travel the world from the comfort of your home, your car, or if you are still half asleep in your bed. 

This episode focuses on traditions related to the first day of school and a glimpse into what it looks like from different parts of the world.  This is an important time, and each year, millions of students start their educational journey around this time!

August -- National Back To School Month

There will be a new episode every other Monday, so subscribe.

Culture To Grow

Episode 7: First Day of School Traditions from Around the World

Please let me know if you have any requests of words or phrases that you wish you’ll be able to say in casual Japanese so I’ll make an episode about it!🙌 
In this episode, I’m gonna talk about “Cat’s Life In Sweden” in the way not like Japanese textbooks tell you but how Japanese people actually talk. Could you listen to it well?😏 Thank you very much for listening to this podcast😁


Super Casual Japanese with Teppei

S2 Slow Japanese #9 “Cat’s Life In Sweden” 

Learn finally to tell these two consonants apart.

English for IT Pros

V and W Pronunciation in English

As a pessimist, you might view language learning as hard work—and you’re not wrong.
Language acquisition requires effort, repetition, and managing confusion.

Here’s the beautiful part: Pessimists tend to manage disappointment better than idealists.
When you anticipate difficulty, you're less likely to be devastated by it.

In psychological terms, this creates cognitive resilience—the ability to stay in the game even when things go wrong. You expect challenges. You face them head-on. You recover faster because you weren’t expecting ease.

You might never say, “I’m going to be fluent in a year.” That’s okay.
But you might say, “I’m going to keep learning, even if progress is slow.”
And that is the spirit of persistence.
Don’t try to change who you are. Just learn to steer with it.
Pessimism doesn’t mean you’re giving up—it means you’re prepared to endure.
And that, my dear listener, is what long-term success looks like.
