I speak english fairly well, I think... and have an IELTS certificate, so in theory I could even teach it. This is strange to say here, since most of you either

I speak english fairly well, I think... and have an IELTS certificate, so in theory I could even teach it. This is strange to say here, since most of you either speaks english as your primary language or also had several years of exposure to it. Anyway, I can think in English. I told this to a co-worker and he mocked me, "hahaha you're so full of yourself", but he asked a friend, an english teacher, and she told him that she also does it. My guess is that this s something that comes with usage. I read a lot of stuff written in english. Heck, sometimes I know the english term but not the portuguese one, something specially true for things related to my profession. Sometimes I am not sure how to spell an word in english, or even if it exists, and I google for it, and the first result is from a dictionary... meaning the word isn't even used that much. Here's an anecdote: I have a friend who is a musician and works mixing movies. Once I told him that I can't think, or make sounds in my head, using multiple tracks. By that I mean, when I think about a drum sound, and try to imagine a guitar riff with it, the drum always "stop". The notes don't intercalate. And well... he told me that he can, which is way cool.