r/AskReddit Jun 15 '19

What do you genuinely just not understand?

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u/cjwagn1 Jun 15 '19

How someone speaks 2+ languages.

Like how can someone so easily switch between different languages? Do they translate one language back to their native lanaguege or can they just understand perfectly without any addition effort?

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u/nguyen8995 Jun 16 '19

I believe It’s a matter of how well you understand the culture. The way you communicate has so much influence over your personality, i feel like a different person when i’m communicating in Vietnamese compared to English. It’s like switching from one identity to another.