I speak Swedish and English (learned Swedish in college years when I lived there). Now obviously I know English better, but Swedish has a smaller vocabulary an

I speak Swedish and English (learned Swedish in college years when I lived there). Now obviously I know English better, but Swedish has a smaller vocabulary and so it was actually easier to express myself sometimes. In English, there's a tendency to be wordy because it's such a rich language. Communication in Swedish was much more direct and to the point. This wasn't because of a limited proficiency on my part - I noticed the same thing in newspapers and listening to native Swedes talk to each other.