Join Rita in this special episode and listen to our remarkable guest, Tim Keeley - a hyperpolyglot & author - as he tells us about his fantastic life journey in 30 languages and gives us valuable insights into the historical and cultural ties that bind 4 of the major East Asian Languages: Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and Japanese. Tim explains - examples in support - the fascinating similarities these languages share and how it is an advantage to learn them together. Show Notes Polyglot Conference Polyglot Gathering Polyglots mentioned in this episode: Richard Simcott Luca Lampariello Judith Meyer Map of Japan Ryukyuan languages, Japan Chinese Dynasties Timeline Scripts & Language Structure: Alexandre de Rhodes & the Vietnamese Script Hiragana, Katakana & Romaji Old Names for Japan Korean Script (Hangul) “Japan Made English” (Wasei-Eigo) Particles in Korean & Japanese Support the Easy Languages Podcast and get bonus content, monthly Q&As, and many more perks: easy-languages.org/podcast