I was born here, and I never lived anywhere else (longer than two weeks). I dislike travelling, and I feel uncomfortable speaking another language (it has a cognitive cost, so I feel I sound more stupid than I would in my language). Generally, I dislike changes—I should probably work on that, but this is where I am now.
I could also provide some rationalization… uhh, I have friends here, I am familiar with how the society works here, maybe I prefer being a fish in a smaller pond—okay the last one is probably honest, too.
I feel uncomfortable speaking another language (it has a cognitive cost, so I feel I sound more stupid than I would in my language).
Speaking in a language I’m not fluent in (and in a cultural context I’m not familiar with) makes me feel like an idiot savant, because it destroys my social skills while keeping my abstract reasoning/mental arithmetic skills intact.
I was born here, and I never lived anywhere else (longer than two weeks). I dislike travelling, and I feel uncomfortable speaking another language (it has a cognitive cost, so I feel I sound more stupid than I would in my language). Generally, I dislike changes—I should probably work on that, but this is where I am now.
I could also provide some rationalization… uhh, I have friends here, I am familiar with how the society works here, maybe I prefer being a fish in a smaller pond—okay the last one is probably honest, too.
Speaking in a language I’m not fluent in (and in a cultural context I’m not familiar with) makes me feel like an idiot savant, because it destroys my social skills while keeping my abstract reasoning/mental arithmetic skills intact.