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A thread of non representative anecdotes about being #bilingual (I speak Cantonese, Mandarin and English):
- slang based on literal translations of words ("that guy so inch") or phrases
- slang based on literal translations of words ("that guy so inch") or phrases
I occasionally forget which language has which idiom (because some exist in both Chinese and English) so I end up in a conversation of explaining why I just called someone's muscles a really cute mouse 🐁
My body language and accent literally (if sometimes subtly) change when I swap languages. Cantonese-speaking Jeannette has a brasher stance. Mandarin-speaking Jeannette is more polite.
