My friend asked me this question today and it got me thinking... again...
I'm brazilian, been in the US for about 14 yrs, i'm 26 now. is it right?
2007-07-24 23:21:46 · 9 answers · asked by Fabricio A 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It is all Greek to me.
2007-07-24 23:24:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think the language doesn't matter,most people don't really think at all, so your a step up already. I am from the United States but have lived in several countries, Puerto Rico was one, where I used Spanish (ok, maybe Spanglish but you know what I mean) all the time. Now that I live in Taiwan and am learning Chinese I find myself thinking in Spanish. It has become my default, non-English language. When some one asks me a question I find my self saying 'si' instead of 'yao'. The linguistic mind is a strange beast.
2007-07-25 06:27:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is only to be expected under your circumstances. You moved to the US when you were about 12, so there are lots of things and feelings that you didn't experience back in Brazil. Fourteen years surrounded by English speakers is almost enough to let you forget your native tongue. Only joking; but I bet you find it hard to talk about 'adult' things in Portuguese.
2007-07-25 06:28:51 · answer #3 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's great. I wish I were fluent enough in a foreign language to actually start thinking in that language. It opens up for you an entirely different consciousness.
Portuguese may be too constrictive for what you want to express.
2007-07-25 06:27:02 · answer #4 · answered by Dozer 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You think in your everyday language. Its not a right or wrong issue. Its a perception issue. Its alright. It does not mean you have lost your origin.
Nuch
2007-07-25 06:29:21 · answer #5 · answered by Nuch the Wise 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it's nice to know that your brain is also multilingal .
I think it shows a greater degree of intelligence.
2007-07-25 06:30:58 · answer #6 · answered by Joe Bleu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, it happens..
many times I think in English, and speak in my mind in English, while it's not my mother language..
2007-07-25 07:30:56 · answer #7 · answered by black fox 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you find it easier, then I don't see the problem...
2007-07-25 06:24:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
SURE - WHY NOT
2007-07-29 03:46:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋