Just Language People Things

just language people things

heated discussions about the definition of “fluent”

wrong keyboard

not being able to choose what language to watch a movie/tv series in

talking shit about people right in front of them

changing your Facebook language settings every day

peeling of the translation sticker on food packaging so you can read it in the original language

knowing the same Disney song in 4 different languages

multilingual shopping list

eavesdropping on people in public places who think their conversation is a secret

unconcious code mixing

talking to yourself in the mirror because you can’t pronounce something right

all you want for Christmas is books

getting excited about new grammar

clicking “no” when Google asks “do you want to translate this page?”

can only remember the word in the wrong language

lending your phone to someone but they can’t understand your system language

your parents/friends have no idea what you’re actually reading about

false friends

knowing more about what is going on overseas than in your home country because you don’t watch the news in your native language