How Language Affects Your Mental Health
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Date: 2025-03-14
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Quiet_Void
My dad’s parents are German, so when we’re visiting them, they speak English with us, and German with each other.
However, there are actually two types of the German language, one being High German’, and the other being Low German’, which is what my grandparents speak.
They have heavy accents, and their English isn’t perfect, but they’re definitely the sweet loving grandparents that everyone should have.
I always wonder what they’re saying when speaking to each other, I only know basic words and how to swear in German lmao.
Fun fact, despite being German by blood, both of them were actually born and raised in Brazil, so they not only have a soft spot for the country, but also know Brazilian Portuguese. If there’s ever a sport event on TV, they will be cheering for Brazil in a heartbeat.
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My dad’s parents are German, so when we’re visiting them, they speak English with us, and German with each other.
However, there are actually two types of the German language, one being High German’, and the other being Low German’, which is what my grandparents speak.
They have heavy accents, and their English isn’t perfect, but they’re definitely the sweet loving grandparents that everyone should have.
I always wonder what they’re saying when speaking to each other, I only know basic words and how to swear in German lmao.
Fun fact, despite being German by blood, both of them were actually born and raised in Brazil, so they not only have a soft spot for the country, but also know Brazilian Portuguese. If there’s ever a sport event on TV, they will be cheering for Brazil in a heartbeat.
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BigDvsRL
Even my French college told me, that they value Documents in German more then if we write them in English xD
he said, because the German Version would be more direct and on point in comparison to the English version, where we would use other English words, that wouldnt really Fit (maybe because we have a bigger Library of Words in our mothertongue then in our second Language --> English)
and yeah, it feels like learning Japanese changed my way of living in Germany a bit. i feel like i'm reflecting more and more if i would use sama or san for some People. even when i dont speak japanese to them xD more like a question to myself(should i call him san or even sama, when i start talking to him in japanese)
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Even my French college told me, that they value Documents in German more then if we write them in English xD
he said, because the German Version would be more direct and on point in comparison to the English version, where we would use other English words, that wouldnt really Fit (maybe because we have a bigger Library of Words in our mothertongue then in our second Language --> English)
and yeah, it feels like learning Japanese changed my way of living in Germany a bit. i feel like i'm reflecting more and more if i would use sama or san for some People. even when i dont speak japanese to them xD more like a question to myself(should i call him san or even sama, when i start talking to him in japanese)
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KahranRamsus
Based on your consistent description of how the cultures affects on the language, it seems more like the video title (Does language shape the way we think) has inverted the relationship between language and culture. You actually seem to describe that our cultures shape our languages more than languages shaping how we think.
It basically felt like the whole video contradicts the title of the video.
Tom Scott also had a video about this title subject roughly a year and a half ago. As an example he gives, he suggests that language shaping how we think is easily disproved by thinking about the phrase, I wish I could find the words to explain how I feel.
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Based on your consistent description of how the cultures affects on the language, it seems more like the video title (Does language shape the way we think) has inverted the relationship between language and culture. You actually seem to describe that our cultures shape our languages more than languages shaping how we think.
It basically felt like the whole video contradicts the title of the video.
Tom Scott also had a video about this title subject roughly a year and a half ago. As an example he gives, he suggests that language shaping how we think is easily disproved by thinking about the phrase, I wish I could find the words to explain how I feel.
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Teaspoon621
The German one was scarily accurate. I hate it when people talk vaguely and beat around the bush instead of just telling me what they want to tell me, and then blame me for thinking they implied something even tho they didn’t. And there is no way in hell I’m just spontaneously going somewhere because someone felt like going out today. If you want to go somewhere with me, you will tell me several days in advance, you’ll tell me where we’re going, you’ll tell me when we’re going, you’ll tell me why we’re going, and, if possible, you’ll tell me when we’re gonna be back.
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The German one was scarily accurate. I hate it when people talk vaguely and beat around the bush instead of just telling me what they want to tell me, and then blame me for thinking they implied something even tho they didn’t. And there is no way in hell I’m just spontaneously going somewhere because someone felt like going out today. If you want to go somewhere with me, you will tell me several days in advance, you’ll tell me where we’re going, you’ll tell me when we’re going, you’ll tell me why we’re going, and, if possible, you’ll tell me when we’re gonna be back.
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ArtSmart-lo4vi
Swahili: I guess you can say we honour wisdom because we use a lot of proverbs, riddles e. t. c and it's a very flexible and context based language. One word can mean very many things depending on context. Like any language we have some things that are relatively difficult for other language speakers like words and context like I said, and 'Ngeli' which basically changes what letter you use when talking about something. But with time and practice you get used to it.
I think it's a really great language and I do wish many people get to learn it THE RIGHT WAY to enjoy it.
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Swahili: I guess you can say we honour wisdom because we use a lot of proverbs, riddles e. t. c and it's a very flexible and context based language. One word can mean very many things depending on context. Like any language we have some things that are relatively difficult for other language speakers like words and context like I said, and 'Ngeli' which basically changes what letter you use when talking about something. But with time and practice you get used to it.
I think it's a really great language and I do wish many people get to learn it THE RIGHT WAY to enjoy it.
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psych2go
I speak German and yes, I do like it for its directness and order of grammar rules etc. On the other hand I love Japanese, it's subtleness, it's indirectness and hidden messaging. As for French - it's like this beautiful, but complicated rosette that you see on Notre Dame - seems simple at first glance and it sucks you into the world of: let's omit half of the letters in pronunciation, make it sound round, but add some weird and complicated grammar structures we tweaked a little bit when inheriting them from Latin: D But it's a great language to learn.
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I speak German and yes, I do like it for its directness and order of grammar rules etc. On the other hand I love Japanese, it's subtleness, it's indirectness and hidden messaging. As for French - it's like this beautiful, but complicated rosette that you see on Notre Dame - seems simple at first glance and it sucks you into the world of: let's omit half of the letters in pronunciation, make it sound round, but add some weird and complicated grammar structures we tweaked a little bit when inheriting them from Latin: D But it's a great language to learn.
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psych2go
English is my first language, but since I'm Canadian I was taught mandatory French from grades 2-9 (even though I remember almost nothing, lol. My stepdad is from the UK, but has heavy German ancestry, and this video makes me wonder if his direct-ness and strict mannerisms are a result of that language/culture. Me and most of my family aren't like that at all, and it makes me wonder if it has to do with my Irish ancestry that our personalities clash a lot (I tend to hear that Irish ppl are fun-loving, and I def see that in my relatives.
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English is my first language, but since I'm Canadian I was taught mandatory French from grades 2-9 (even though I remember almost nothing, lol. My stepdad is from the UK, but has heavy German ancestry, and this video makes me wonder if his direct-ness and strict mannerisms are a result of that language/culture. Me and most of my family aren't like that at all, and it makes me wonder if it has to do with my Irish ancestry that our personalities clash a lot (I tend to hear that Irish ppl are fun-loving, and I def see that in my relatives.
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megane0125
In Malay language, usually we speak to each other using our names with people who are closer to us especially family. For example:
Alia: Farah dah makan (Have Farah eaten)
Farah: Dah. Alia dah makan (Already/Done. Have Alia eaten)
Family would either use names or switch them with Kakak, Abang, Adik (Older sister, Older brother, Younger sister/brother)
And we also don't say yes or no when we agree or disagree. For example:
Friend: Awak pergi tak (Are you going)
You: Pergi (Going)
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In Malay language, usually we speak to each other using our names with people who are closer to us especially family. For example:
Alia: Farah dah makan (Have Farah eaten)
Farah: Dah. Alia dah makan (Already/Done. Have Alia eaten)
Family would either use names or switch them with Kakak, Abang, Adik (Older sister, Older brother, Younger sister/brother)
And we also don't say yes or no when we agree or disagree. For example:
Friend: Awak pergi tak (Are you going)
You: Pergi (Going)
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Yu_eversnow
Did linguistics before; doing translation studies now.
Mandarin first language, English for mainly academic/educational purposes, French as my major in uni, Japanese as an interest & Korean (technically a dialect of it & a lot to explain as in an ethnic minority on the frontiers of China/North Korea)
Very mixed feelings about this video though: ) As always it’s been a great pleasure to tune in. Looking forward to the next
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Did linguistics before; doing translation studies now.
Mandarin first language, English for mainly academic/educational purposes, French as my major in uni, Japanese as an interest & Korean (technically a dialect of it & a lot to explain as in an ethnic minority on the frontiers of China/North Korea)
Very mixed feelings about this video though: ) As always it’s been a great pleasure to tune in. Looking forward to the next
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azarishiba2559
My native language is Spanish, and I teach Japanese. I also have studied Portuguese and Polish a little, learnt some French in middle school, and today I started Latin classes n_n I can write in English but not speak it well XD
I speak especifically Costa Rican Spanish, which is interestingly friendly as your typical Spanish speaker, but also quite polite, to the point it's sometimes equivalent with Japanese.
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My native language is Spanish, and I teach Japanese. I also have studied Portuguese and Polish a little, learnt some French in middle school, and today I started Latin classes n_n I can write in English but not speak it well XD
I speak especifically Costa Rican Spanish, which is interestingly friendly as your typical Spanish speaker, but also quite polite, to the point it's sometimes equivalent with Japanese.
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DamjanDraskovic
My main language is Serbian, but I can speak English well too because it's my second language, I sometimes speak German, though I still need to master it, and I recently started learning Japanese, sometimes using the words from it.
I won't mind if your language may be kind of unpopular because Serbian isn't much of a famous language neither. Would like to hear which languages do you speak.
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My main language is Serbian, but I can speak English well too because it's my second language, I sometimes speak German, though I still need to master it, and I recently started learning Japanese, sometimes using the words from it.
I won't mind if your language may be kind of unpopular because Serbian isn't much of a famous language neither. Would like to hear which languages do you speak.
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ChocoParfaitFra
This is so interesting. My ex who never takes responsibility because he’s a narcissist said he couldn’t fall in love with me because we were speaking English and English isn’t our first language so he couldn’t really be himself. This could be half true, but it’s not possible that someone can’t fall in love and be respectful only because they’re speaking another language
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This is so interesting. My ex who never takes responsibility because he’s a narcissist said he couldn’t fall in love with me because we were speaking English and English isn’t our first language so he couldn’t really be himself. This could be half true, but it’s not possible that someone can’t fall in love and be respectful only because they’re speaking another language
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Riverdeepnwide
Ten seconds in, the way you pronounce Mirror, and I want to know you, your thoughts and hear more. Very interesting!
The differing musicality of languages has always made me feel things that are difficult to put into words. There's the structure and character which you present well here, then there's another step into understanding I'd love to hear about.
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Ten seconds in, the way you pronounce Mirror, and I want to know you, your thoughts and hear more. Very interesting!
The differing musicality of languages has always made me feel things that are difficult to put into words. There's the structure and character which you present well here, then there's another step into understanding I'd love to hear about.
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manwiththemusic1
I spend a lot of time in many of these languages for fun and work, and I’m so glad you made a video on this topic! I love explaining to people the warmth that Spanish has. As well as how indivuality is a value that shine through American English AND Latin American Spanish. My thinking is cause they aren’t tied to a history of feudalism.
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I spend a lot of time in many of these languages for fun and work, and I’m so glad you made a video on this topic! I love explaining to people the warmth that Spanish has. As well as how indivuality is a value that shine through American English AND Latin American Spanish. My thinking is cause they aren’t tied to a history of feudalism.
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psych2go
Hahah you miss a lot if you didn't try to speak the Arabic language .
( If you can survive the Grammar requirements to speak it )
If you can speak Arabic I can guarantee that you can learn any other language easy (I can speak 2 languages and half (Arabic ' English and a bit of Turkish) but the hardest one to master is Arabic
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Hahah you miss a lot if you didn't try to speak the Arabic language .
( If you can survive the Grammar requirements to speak it )
If you can speak Arabic I can guarantee that you can learn any other language easy (I can speak 2 languages and half (Arabic ' English and a bit of Turkish) but the hardest one to master is Arabic
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Tenferenzu
I (look what I've done here) feel like this is mostly a reflection on stereotypes that might not really be helpful because the usage variation within any language might be bigger than the differences between them.
The way someone chooses to use language tells you a lot more about the person than the specific language spoken. :)
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I (look what I've done here) feel like this is mostly a reflection on stereotypes that might not really be helpful because the usage variation within any language might be bigger than the differences between them.
The way someone chooses to use language tells you a lot more about the person than the specific language spoken. :)
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SamiHime
I speak Polish, Japanese, and English and it's funny how a part of personality changes with the language I speak
I like myself the most when I speak Polish or Japanese
Recently I've been using Japanese a lot, so whenever a foreigner talks to me (mostly in English or German) my first instinct is to answer in Japanese
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I speak Polish, Japanese, and English and it's funny how a part of personality changes with the language I speak
I like myself the most when I speak Polish or Japanese
Recently I've been using Japanese a lot, so whenever a foreigner talks to me (mostly in English or German) my first instinct is to answer in Japanese
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zerg6205
The part about French kind of got me to look at myself.
I don't speak French, but I do hold myself to high standards and speak and act professionally because I've been misunderstood my entire life for being autistic.
I want to say what I mean so that I can be understood, and I still get that wrong.
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The part about French kind of got me to look at myself.
I don't speak French, but I do hold myself to high standards and speak and act professionally because I've been misunderstood my entire life for being autistic.
I want to say what I mean so that I can be understood, and I still get that wrong.
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Pacoyprecious
Interesting. I have to say English as a language reflects the individuality of American people, on the negative side, it shows how some people are self centered and selfish. I would like it if this was added to the video, since the negative traits of the other languages were shown. Good video
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Interesting. I have to say English as a language reflects the individuality of American people, on the negative side, it shows how some people are self centered and selfish. I would like it if this was added to the video, since the negative traits of the other languages were shown. Good video
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miguelcrafter2997
In Spanish and German, we have polite forms of words (maybe in other languages too, you use those when talking to strangers, or people like teachers, it sometimes even bothers me saying just you to a person, even tho i don't know them.
Instead wie use ustedes (Spanish, or Sie (German)
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In Spanish and German, we have polite forms of words (maybe in other languages too, you use those when talking to strangers, or people like teachers, it sometimes even bothers me saying just you to a person, even tho i don't know them.
Instead wie use ustedes (Spanish, or Sie (German)
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