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[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 32 points 1 month ago

When someone says my name with the correct pronunciation and accent 😳 how do they know my true name

[-] cmac@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This is why, as a native English speaker, I just never express my emotions.

[-] The_Dark_Knight@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 month ago

Was thinking about that .

[-] Dasus@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago

You jest, sir, but this is the reason I purposefully got a British therapist instead of using my native language in therapy.

[-] herrwoland@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I can totally relate

[-] jqubed@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

English is my native language. I’m reasonably fluent in some parts of life in French but I feel like if I were to try to have a deeper conversation about something like emotions I would struggle to find the right words. Is that kind of what makes it easier for you non-native speakers that are identifying with this post?

[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago

I couldn't find the exact article I read before, but I found one talking about how processing discomfort through an L2 was less emotionally distressing than in the native lang

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02699931.2018.1540403

[-] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago

Me and my wife and half my friends irl

[-] MajorSauce@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

Similar here, my partner and I are mostly talking in English for non-important/silly stuff and switch to French when things said are serious/important. A way to separate real/serious from joking/sarcasm.

[-] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Makes sense: English is a completely unserious language.

[-] guyrocket@kbin.social 5 points 1 month ago

Maybe nothing is real in English.

[-] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

It is, it means lack of something or anything.

[-] The_Dark_Knight@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I only swear in English because swearing in my own language makes it more dirty somehow . Also I only speak English online because no one else wouldn't understand shit otherwise .

I feel this one. Things I say in a foreign language don't really have emotional weight

[-] kurodriel@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

So, this is why? I never realized, thanks for that.

[-] lugal@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

FĂŒhl ich

[-] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 month ago

En tant qu’AmĂ©ricain, je peux ĂȘtre plus honnĂȘte Ă©motionnellement avec moins de coĂ»ts Ă©motionnels cuando hablo una lengua que no se llama inglĂ©s.

[-] lastone007@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

I do same, when i need to abuse. It makes me feel less guilty.

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