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I definitely make "cooler" judgments in situations where I'm speaking German (learned while living here as a young adult) than I do in my native English. I also
by MandieD 10y ago
I definitely make "cooler" judgments in situations where I'm speaking German (learned while living here as a young adult) than I do in my native English. I also have never lost my temper in a German conversation like I occasionally do in English, but have gotten good and angry after, once I had some time to think about what was said.
So I see how discussing an issue in one's second language could affect how likely someone is to use utilitarian morality.
It's also harder to think about intent the same way in a second language you can work in, but that you weren't raised in, so that might be part of why the result of actions appeared to matter more than their motivations to people reading about the situations in their second languages.
- jnordwick 10y agoThat's probably because you are forced to slow down and respond less erratically since more brain power is going to speaking so less can be made in snap judgements. I know I have a hard time getting excitedly angry when "speaking" (more like stumbling) in a second language because I can't just shout something out. I have to take more time figuring out what I'm saying.
- Broken_Hippo 10y agoThat is completely true - I have to think about what I say more. And I don't have so much practice speaking angrily in my second language at all, actually. Practically speaking, those aren't the words I'm using often. I even find it much harder to speak ill about someone else, just because those words haven't been nearly as important to me.