Different personality for different language.

[NinaZara]

Hi,

I sometimes notice myself reacting differently in different languages. Particularly, my mother tongue and the second or third language. This made me think, is it possible for me to have a different personality in a different language?

What about you? Do you think you act differently in different languages? Or do you think that the decisions you make, or the way you think are influenced by the language that you speak?

[Prezbucky]

that's an excellent question.

In English:

"Tom, I want you to run 20 miles."

"I can't run 20 miles."

In Spanish: "Tom, quiero que tu corres veinte (miles)."

"No puedo hacerlo."

(I can't do it)

I imagine that my grasp of the non-native language might dictate my ability to answer as I would in my native tongue. This would not mean that I felt differently... only that I might not be able to voice it.
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[Jamie (K)]

I can be outrageously flirtatious when I speak Czech, but I can't be that way in English or especially German. This is because in Czech culture people often tend to be outrageously flirtatious. I suppose that if my Spanish were good, I'd be the same way in that language.

People tell me my hand movements change when I speak German.

[Vruschik]

Very true. Infact, we pronounce the same word differently when we speak different languages.
And its not only the pronunciation, i agree with NinaZara that our personality changes with the languages we speak.
I have noticed that i am more expressive while speaking Hindi (Indian Language) but i am less expressive when it comes to English Language.