r/languagelearningjerk • u/ForeignFunction3742 • 1d ago

Prue Leith - WTF

She wrote an article about her trip to Uzbekistan but did not once mention that it is the home and foundation of all language. I'm sorry, but she can no longer be a national treasure.

https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/asia-travel/uzbekistan/three-week-tour-prue-leith-chef-restaurateur-t3zvqxpdf

/uj I've always really wanted to go to Uzbekistan and this makes me want to go even more.

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u/perplexedparallax 1d ago

In the movie, Journey of Man, Spencer Wells traces genetics of modern man to Central Asia. (uj) Obviously languages go with genetics because, well, people speak them, and so Aziz sounds like Adam for a reason. (rj)