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  • Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Proverbs 80. The proverb today is you can't

  • teach an old dog new tricks. Okay. I've heard this one many times before.

  • Let's take a look at the note here. This proverb basically means it is very

  • difficult to change one's habits or ways or teach them new skills, especially if

  • they are older and set in their ways. Okay. and especially a lot of older people or

  • senior citizen people are often set in their ways and sometimes it's more

  • difficult to teach them new things. Okay. So let's continue. Of course, there are some

  • exceptions to this rule. Although harder, it's not impossible for

  • an old one to learn new tricks. And in the same way it's not impossible for an

  • older or senior citizen person to lose, to learn some new high-tech skills. It's

  • not impossible. No. It's probably more in the attitude whether you are referring

  • to dogs or people. Yeah. So just like you know, some dogs may have a bad attitude

  • sometimes some older senior citizen people may have a bad attitude about

  • this or or not really just to be too uncomfortable to try it. Older people

  • tend to be more stubborn or set in their ways and are less enthusiastic

  • about change. That's kind of what that means by that.

  • Okay. Let's continue. They say this proverb has been around since 1534, when it

  • appeared in Fitz Herbert's "Book of Husbandry. " And of course, remember

  • husbandry that was the old word that we often used to use for farming and caring

  • for animals. Yeah you're surprised how many old books like you know, in the Middle

  • Ages and Industrial Revolution used to be on husbandry. All right. Anyway, let's

  • continue. We have two examples here. You'll never be able to teach Grandpa to

  • rap. You know, like sing rap music. You just can't teach an old dog new

  • tricks. Of course you know, maybe he's just not into it too. Or number two. It is

  • very difficult to teach your grandparents high-tech computer skills. Sometimes,

  • sometimes you just can't teach old dogs new tricks. Okay anyway, I hope you got it.

  • I hope it's clear. Thank you for your time bye bye

Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Proverbs 80. The proverb today is you can't

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