 Hey there, this is Anton, and you're watching Psych2Go. So in this video, I'm going to be talking about the pros and the cons of being bilingual. I myself am bilingual. I can speak both English and Russian fluently and could do so since I was very young. Let's get right into it. So I'm going to start off first with the pros. Pro number one, bilingual people have good cognitive skills. After getting used to using two languages for quite some time, your brain gets really good at multitasking. The constant switching between these two languages helps your brain switch between tasks easier. Pro number two, being bilingual delays cognitive damage. The onset of dementia symptoms in bilinguals delayed by a whopping five years compared to monolinguals, bloody linked below. And Pro number three, it is easier to learn other languages later in life. Now personally for me, I do not find this the case because Spanish is one of my worst subjects and one of the subjects that I have the most trouble in. So I don't know if that's just me, but I don't find Spanish easy whatsoever. And now on to the cons. On number one, having these two languages processing in your brain at the same time constantly takes up a lot of brain power. That processing speed in your brain could be used for a lot of other things because of this loss of processing speed. People who are bilingual tend to have weaker verbal skills than monolingual people. I personally find this very true to myself because I tend to slip up words and forget what words are or completely say the wrong word. And then people are like, huh, what did he mean by that? On number two, a lot of people who are bilingual tend to suffer from what is called hip of the tongue moments. I personally suffer from this a lot. I'll be in a regular conversation with someone and be like, as you can see, being bilingual has its advantages and disadvantages. Honestly, being able to speak two languages is pretty cool. So anyways guys, I hope you enjoyed this short little video on the benefits and the disadvantages to being bilingual. Feel free to like, comment below, and subscribe to Psych2Go. I'm Anton and I hope you guys have a wonderful day. Peace out.