as some one who speaks two languages and is commonly labelled a genius (against my wishes) i feel i have some valid input here... i do not have particularly gr

as some one who speaks two languages and is commonly labelled a genius (against my wishes) i feel i have some valid input here... i do not have particularly great self-control and discipline. one data point, but still, since its myself i do feel quite strongly that the idea that bilingual people have better discipline is an over generalisation. in particular, living in the uk, where most people speak english as their only language, most of the people i consider to be substantially smarter and more eloquent than myself are not bilingual. so the idea that bilingual people have a cognitive advantage is completely at odds with my personal experiences.