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An amusing side effect of that is that though my native language is English, after 7 years of living in Germany, if I've been drinking I have trouble forcing my
by wheels 18y ago
An amusing side effect of that is that though my native language is English, after 7 years of living in Germany, if I've been drinking I have trouble forcing myself to switch into English. I catch myself even speaking German to friends who speak English better than German. Since I'm so used to "social activities are in German" I can't shake it.
- tempest67 18y agoThat's interesting -- I never thought of it in terms of context, but I had similar issues when I returned to the states after 7 years in Germany -- I would go into shops and order things in German, because my "talk to shop people in German" bit didn't turn off right away. Some confused/amusing looks when you say "Ich moechte gern ein Hamburger, bitte" in a restaurant; and it takes a few months to switch back.