Native English speaker, second language Norwegian. Going back to visit friends and family is a mindfuck. I get brainfarts mid conversation where I only come up with the Norwegian word and not English. I have to pause mid conversation and look like a dumbass grasping for words.
Hobbies I learned here in Norway for sure. Also words referring specifically to grammar I mostly only know in Norwegian. Was never taught grammar in school growing up in my native tongue which would have otherwise helped a whole lot learning a new language. European birds I mostly only know the names of in Norwegian.
I feel like I have enough room for one and a half languages haha. Swedish and Danish are also competing for space. With how often I visit Sweden I have started to confuse the genders of nouns in Norwegian even more than I usually do.
“The horrors persist, but so do I.”
“Don’t let anyone ruin your day. It’s your day! Ruin it yourself!”