maj  +  10592 Sun, 12 Oct 03 01:29 PM I would say that the language you speak is kind of a central part of your identity. I suppose the language you speak defines the way you think sometimes. Do you think that speaking a foreign language adds another side to your personality? maj Joined on Mon, Mar 31 2003 Senior Member 4,756

	Orpheus  +  10600 Sun, 12 Oct 03 04:56 PM Very interesting, Maj. I believe that speaking a foreign language does add 'something' to our personalities, or maybe even give us a kind of 'another' personality. I myself always feel that I sort of switch between personalities when I speak different languages. It seems that when I'm speaking English, I always try to 'behave' in English. We try to adapt ourselves to the English culture and also to their way of thinking. This might well be the results of what people call 'thinking in English', which in my opinion is not only about using correct English (the language), but also about absorbing the culture and their way of thinking. Orpheus Joined on Tue, Jun 17 2003 Jakarta, Indonesia Regular Member 587 'Truth is Subjectivity' - Kierkegaard Speaking English

	southafrica  +  11460 Fri, 24 Oct 03 11:45 AM When I speak French I feel great?? I think knowing another language stops ignorance, and helps you to repsetc other peoples. southafrica Joined on Thu, Oct 23 2003 uk / south africa New Member 10

	chenyj  +  121527 Tue, 26 Jul 05 03:35 PM   Sometimes English and Chinese are different so that I’ll make mistakes. But in most time they are similar to me. I don’t think the language I learn gives me another personality. I want to know what makes you think so. chenyj Joined on Sat, May 7 2005 China Junior Member 83

	BoudBoulMan  +  121570 Tue, 26 Jul 05 06:02 PM  Anonymous wrote: I could not understand the word 'repsetc'. Can you send me the meaning of it?  It's an error because he was inattentive, he meant "respect" (I hope you understand what respect mean ) BoudBoulMan Joined on Sat, Jul 9 2005 Brussels in Belgium New Member 25

	Diamond_samurai  +  155882 Mon, 07 Nov 05 05:23 AM I would have to agree with Southafrica. There are whole new worlds that are opened up when we decide to learn a new language. The world becomes that much more closer and that much more friendlier when you can speak another language. I don't think that it changes our personalities, do I do definitely think that a new language enhances our personality, making us a more well-rounded person, culturaly respectful and open-minded. At least that how I feel about Spanish and Korean. Diamond_samurai Joined on Mon, Nov 7 2005 South Korea New Member 06 If you don't try, how will you ever know?