It's always been interesting to me which language we pick in which situation. As a foreign-born immigrant in the country where I live, I've learned the local l

It's always been interesting to me which language we pick in which situation. As a foreign-born immigrant in the country where I live, I've learned the local language as a teenager. Yesterday, while talking to my mother in my mother tongue, I hit my toe and reacted in the local language. I'd say I do most of my thinking in the local language or in English, although I've only ever visited English-speaking countries as a short-term tourist. Yet, when I need to count things, like the reps when lifting weights, I'll do it in my mother tongue.