Celebs, celebs and celebs, what they drink, where they eat… All the time just only them – who cares? Okay, understood, we all have idols. On the other hand what about us, “ordinary” people – we want to hear about them, too.
And we are starting by talking to AhhoyMan.
AhhoyMan is Robert, a fifty-four year old self-employed Englishphile, living in Slovakia, a small (5M) landlocked country in Central Europe, often confused with Slovenia or even not existing Yugoslavia as it happened at an official event in Brazil recently.
What do you do for a living?
Self-employment requires a lots of activities to make ends meet. An interpreter, translator, teacher, tutor, ESL materials creator, running NGO, even forest worker occasionally.
How many foreign languages can you speak?
Fluently? Probably only English. But with no difficulty I am able to make myself understood in Czech, Russian and most Slavic languages.
What about your hobbies?
Everything… Sports – e.g. table tennis, tennis, swimming, ice skating. I am thinking of trying pickleball. Hiking, visiting castles which are plenty of here. Cultural events, listening to songs, reading. And I love studying English idioms and phrases.
Your favorite phrase?
Ach… many. But Raining Cats and Dogs is so unbelievable to me as a non-native speaker. I could not grasp it for a long time. Also People Who Live in Glass Houses Should not Throw Stones belongs to my favorite ones.
Your popular food and drink?
Bryndza dumplings or sauerkraut dumplings, I can eat them literally everyday and to drink water, just plain water or mineral one. You would not believe how many free mineral water springs we have here and we, local people, simply do not appreciate it.
What would you change in the New Year 2025 in the world if you had a magic wand?
NOTHING, just ME and for the better, definitelly.
WORDS
celeb: celebrity.
self-employed: not working for an employer, having own business.
landlocked country: a country without access to the sea or ocean.
to make ends meet: to have just enough money to pay for the things you need.
Favorite video and song
BLESSED NEW YEAR 2025
Resources For Modern and Innovative Teachers of English.
Students Become Authors – Creative HandWriting
A Unique Card Game of Idioms and Proverbs
Basically, a cup of black tea (Golden Nepal or Assam) would be appreciated since i do not drink coffee.