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findthedog · 3323 days ago · link · · parent · post: Do you think speaking a foreign language changes your personality and/or decisions?
I definitely agree. When I swear in Korean the curses have more emotional weight, whereas swearing in English just doesn't have the same emotional "release." Also, since Korean culture is very much hierarchical (in that your mannerisms are more submissive/obedient towards elders) my voice is higher pitched, whereas in English, my voice is notably deeper. Pretty interesting now that I think about it...that the native language resonates stronger in the emotional part of the brain and therefore changes the outcome of an emotional and moral question like this.