Poom graduated with first-class honors in German Studies (his major) and English Literature & Language (his minor) from the prestigious Faculty of Arts at Chulalongkorn University. A shining academic achievement, no doubt.

Fast forward a few years, though, and that once-polished German? It’s now little more than a distant memory, while his English has only grown sharper. Whether it’s the notorious difficulty of German, the demands of his career, or some more mysterious reason, the result is the same—you’re unlikely to catch him speaking a word of the language that played a pivotal role in his professional ascent. Ironic, isn’t it?