Learning German may protect you from dementia

BBC News: Being bilingual 'protects the brain'

"Being fluent in two languages may help to keep the brain sharper for longer, a study suggests.

Researchers from York University in Canada carried out tests on 104 people between the ages of 30 and 88.

They found that those who were fluent in two languages rather than just one were sharper mentally."

Of course, they don't mention anything about you doing your head in trying to learn the language in the first place...

Uh ? No comprende ??

I have the problem that my German is ok and my English is getting worse ... wonder what they say about that ???

what about bi-sexual's are they sharper?

@bully ,

they do have pointy bits , is that what you meant ???

Nice to see somebody else has the same problem!!!

Me also, a problem I am having since 9 years.

But seriously, is there any beneficial effect from being fluent in bad German?

The one benefit is that you can say "Sprechen Sie Englisch?" to the TV license inspectors.

I had the luck that they decided to disappear instead of fining me.