lemon tea (Russia)

This postcard arrives from a person with a list of languages learned so long it makes my head spin! Sometimes when I get a big head about being able to operate in three or four languages, depending on the context, I just think of the true polyglots - people who’ve studied and can use five or ten languages! It’s really something. How I’d love to sit down with a cup of tea and learn more about how they do it and more importantly: why?