#bc my brain wasn't set to english yet

[luchsyy]

there’s nothing more humbling and cofidence-crushing than talking to a native english speaker as a non-native english speaker

#talks #ok to rb #ik it's mostly a social anxiety issue for me personally but. #i just remembered that one time a guy compliemented my outfit in english a few weeks ago #and i had to ask him to repeat it because it caught me off guard #and i wanted to compliment his backpack in return but all i said was 'thank you :)' in a very german accent #bc my brain wasn't set to english yet #but this never happens when i communicate with other non-native english speakers!!! #like when i talked to the hosts of our vacation home in croatia everything was fine!!! like why!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #i also never had problems speaking in english during english class probably because i knew that everyone else was on my level or worse hsgkl #me talking to my mutuals who dont live in the US/UK: idc they know what i mean #me talking to my american/english mutuals: omg theyre going to give me a bad grade in english which is totally something they care about