tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714607023586830416.post6908645830806472969..comments2024-03-05T10:10:19.394+01:00Comments on the piri-piri lexicon: 'Fake' use of language or why I hate having to switch languageThe Piri-Piri Lexiconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07211814852783699044noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714607023586830416.post-34319011941620845982012-09-27T06:49:26.687+02:002012-09-27T06:49:26.687+02:00This is so interesting! I find this happening a l...This is so interesting! I find this happening a lot with Spanish-speaking friends that I meet in the US. For me the problem is not only that English comes to me more naturally (as a native speaker), but also that I'm never quite sure which language they would prefer to be speaking. Sometimes they enjoy getting to speak Spanish, but sometimes people like to practice their English or, after many years living in the US, actually feel more comfortable speaking English, since they do this on a daily basis. Sometimes I feel like I would be insulting them by switching to Spanish, as if implying that their English wasn't good enough.alldonemonkey.comhttp://alldonemonkey.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714607023586830416.post-26288178715741858892012-09-25T21:09:43.564+02:002012-09-25T21:09:43.564+02:00I'm just the same! Once I establish which lang...I'm just the same! Once I establish which language to use with somebody, I stick to this, but I have no problems switching when other people are around- I am pretty used to have conversations with different people in different languages. But with one person, I prefer to stick to one language.The European Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14111500114926985493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714607023586830416.post-85023940043374672082012-09-21T20:16:32.420+02:002012-09-21T20:16:32.420+02:00What an interesting way to do it... Thanks for sha...What an interesting way to do it... Thanks for sharing.Annabellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307996916856027630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714607023586830416.post-6491791758576482372012-09-21T19:09:40.332+02:002012-09-21T19:09:40.332+02:00I totally agree with you. I feel uncomfortable if ...I totally agree with you. I feel uncomfortable if I have to change language with someone I'm used to talk in another language. But I notice that I'm fine if the reason for this change is the presence of a person who doesn't understand the first language. Like in meetings or discussions among friends, it's natural to me to switch to the language that the majority understands and speaks. - I had a friend I was used to talk italian with. At a certain point we switched to swissgerman (she was nearly native in), in order to make our friends feel comfortable. Every time I looked at her, I switched back to italian and she did the same. So we both agreed to not look at eachother in order to be consistent in swissgerman. It was a bit weird, but after a few times we had to do so, we got used to it and now we're fine.expatsincebirth.comhttp://expatsincebirth.com/noreply@blogger.com