When Your Native Language Is Wearing a Suit, and Japanese Shows Up in Flip-Flops
You show up to a new language like you’re going to a job interview.Polished, prepared, rules memorized. French feels like “formal attire required.”English is more like “jacket mandatory.”But Japanese? It walks in wearing flip-flops and says,“Rules? Nah, I’m chill. (*’-‘)b OK!” Here’s why that happens — and how your native language has been dressing you … Read more