Why I HATE the term POLYGLOT and you should too

In this video, I talk about people who speak multiple languages, and why I hate the term "polyglot" and refuse to identify myself as one (hint: it's not that I don't speak a few languages). I talk about the de facto polyglot arms race on YouTube, and I explain why I prefer calling myself a "linguaphile."

I mention (in a positive light) Luca Lampariello, whose channel is here:    / lucalampariello  

I also mention Nathaniel Drew, whose channel is here:    / nathanieldrewofficial  

The "physics" footage is from a 3Blue1Brown video on the Fourrier Transform (foundational to acoustic phonetics), and the whole video is available here:    • But what is the Fourier Transform?  A...  

The Mandarin textbook mentioned is the New Practical Reader, which I used in college. It's available for purchase here (hopefully with CDs or mp3s and not cassette tapes, like I had): https://www.amazon.com/New-Practical-...

I have merch, including some sweet sweatshirts, available here: https://languagejones.creator-spring.com