Loved this edition! Particularly interesting to read other people's experiences of multilingualism. I grew up speaking Catalan and English, but since English dominated my education, work and social life, I feel a bit like an outsider trying to speak Catalan, having been out of the cultural loop for years. By contrast, switching to Spanish I'm suddenly far more confident, in English far more sarcastic.
I relate to every single word of Julie's testimony regarding my own mother tongue (Hungarian). I think my personality in English - one that developed during my university years, so as an adult - is much more open, funny, sassy than the Zsofi in Hungarian - a bit too direct, not very optimistic.
I wonder how these identities are shaped by the languages themselves, and the history of the nations where they speak it. Any thoughts?
thank you! i guess English is the ‘open, chatty, funny’ language for many of us:D plus the emotional distance component, created by a second language, making us discuss difficult topics easier and openly
it’s so interesting to dive into these subjects and figure out who you become when switching languages. i still have no clue who i am in french🥴
Loved this edition! Particularly interesting to read other people's experiences of multilingualism. I grew up speaking Catalan and English, but since English dominated my education, work and social life, I feel a bit like an outsider trying to speak Catalan, having been out of the cultural loop for years. By contrast, switching to Spanish I'm suddenly far more confident, in English far more sarcastic.
I relate to every single word of Julie's testimony regarding my own mother tongue (Hungarian). I think my personality in English - one that developed during my university years, so as an adult - is much more open, funny, sassy than the Zsofi in Hungarian - a bit too direct, not very optimistic.
I wonder how these identities are shaped by the languages themselves, and the history of the nations where they speak it. Any thoughts?
thank you! i guess English is the ‘open, chatty, funny’ language for many of us:D plus the emotional distance component, created by a second language, making us discuss difficult topics easier and openly
it’s so interesting to dive into these subjects and figure out who you become when switching languages. i still have no clue who i am in french🥴