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user-inactivated  ·  3204 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Does your head use multiple languages?

It is known that swearing in the non-native language is much easier because it doesn't carry the same emotional weight. I can say "Fuckety fucking fuck" aloud without much internal trouble, but still can't bring myself to speak a swearword in Russian without feeling shame.