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Katharina's avatar

I definitely agree with you! My mother tongue is German but I am fluent in English after living abroad in the States, the UK and Canada and having a Canadian husband. I like my English personality much better than my German one! I am more confident, louder, happier and cheerful. It feels like a reflection of the culture in Canada versus in Germany.

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Emily Ann Hill's avatar

It’s wild, isn’t it?! Due to near immersion over the past three months, my Spanish has improved exponentially, and many of my non-English speaking friends have commented on how goofy and sarcastic I suddenly am — I guess having a bit more confidence and local slang down has allowed that part of my English personality to finally surface in Spanish.

My bad people-pleasing-habit of sugarcoating things also doesn’t appear in Spanish because I simply don’t have the breadth of vocab. It’s really fascinating!

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