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> I'd never noticed it before, but it was a stark realisation that deciphering foreign accents is hard work and seems to put your brain into a much higher proce
by huherto 11y ago
> I'd never noticed it before, but it was a stark realisation that deciphering foreign accents is hard work and seems to put your brain into a much higher processing rate.
Imagine how it feels not being a native speaker of the language. It is exhausting. Specially when you are having arguments over complex subjects. I feel like I loose 20 IQ points.
- ubertaco 11y agoYeah, the worst I've dealt with this is debating the implications of the doctrine of predestination...in Spanish...at past-midnight after waking up at 5 every morning. It makes you waaaay less coherent.
- talmand 11y agoFunny, my reaction to people who two or more languages fluently, or at least somewhat, is to give them extra IQ points. Bonus points if English is not the native language.
- rodgerd 11y agoSpending the last few years learning French has been very illuminating from that point of view.