Hamaidi house/ Shiraz/ Iran

Photography: Alireza naderifar & seyedeh maedeh ghidrat

Langerood/ Gilan/ Iran

Photography: pouria pakizeh

How to Take Advantage of it

How to Take Advantage of it

I’ve heard this question a lot over the years … What is first red day pattern trading? 
Short sellers are the traders who generally look for first red day patterns. Since early 2020, we’ve been in a CRAZY bull market. It blows my mind that some traders still prefer to go short.
We’re seeing so many setups on the long side — maybe the most I’ve ever seen. I feel like there’s no good reason to…

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As a British National I was lucky enough to be brought up speaking one of the most spoken languages in the world.

Of course the facts and figures vary depending on the article or the website you’re reading but regardless of where the information comes from English is arguably considered one of the most necessary languages across the world and is often the most popular second language of choice.

I’ve regularly found myself wanting to learn another language; only being indecisive when narrowing the options down but with no need for urgency to expand my cross-cultural communication skills I’ve not found the focus required to stick at it.

Therein lies the apparent arrogance from most English speaking nationals. Although having a second language still holds prestige in English culture and from a young age you are actively taught to aspire towards it, becoming multilingual holds little priority in the day to day runnings of everyday life.

Perhaps this is because no matter where you are in the world the chances are that someone, somewhere, not too far away, is likely to speak English to a good enough degree to effectively communicate with you. Or so one should hope.

Not knowing any other languages hasn’t bothered me so much in the past, perhaps because I haven’t been in situations where I’ve been reliant upon it, or at the very least where it could majorly assist in a daily activity.

Then I moved to Dubai. Where still, everyone speaks English. So why is it that only here, as diverse and multicultural as Dubai is, I feel at an extreme disadvantage, inferior even, for not being able to converse with another in a form other than my native tongue. 

So far, I’ve learnt many things along this journey of life discovery. What it’s all about, where it’s going and how I can ensure my journey remains on the ‘right path’, whatever form that takes. Yet I never anticipated the prospect of unlearning learned attitudes and approaches. Never have I taken so seriously the fact that to succeed in a career path I’m likely to take I would actively benefit, and essentially be dependent on, something so fundamental as the art of language.

Specifically, the art of being a multilingual individual.