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If you're being harrassed by someone on the street, just say with a heavy accent from whatever other langauge you speak: I don't speak English. If they still bother you, start yelling at them and rambling in that other language.

I've done this a couple times. xd

The only danger here is that the person who's harrasing you actually does speak that langauge!

....or you could just mutter nonsense that sounds legitamate. confused

I know! Do you know any songs in another langauge? Just babble at them in that! xd

... when you actally constructs a language for yourself ninja
... when one of the main reasons you like Bach's cantatas is because they're in German
... when one of the main reasons you like Chopin's songs is because they're in Polish
... when your idea of "a good day with friends" involves explaining how languages change with time and the differences between the romance languages arose
... when you almost bore to death your boyfriend/girlfriend talking about languages

I'm very guilty of those. sweatdrop

I was going to do that, but I was short $18. sad

First, I want to announce to this guild that I have finally completed reading every last post in all 77 pages!!! 2 years of posts read in 3 days (I read at work, so it took me a while). And all without taking my contacts out, lol...they kept drying out because I was blinking so much less than usual. burning_eyes



Now, about my obsessivness...
(I know that some of these have been said, but I'm proud of them, and want them to be known by all) xd



~ When half your biochemistry notes are in Spanish because the professor talks way too fast, and some Spanish words are shorter than their English translations.
~ When I hand someone said notes to copy (b/c she's lazy), and it takes you a minute to understand why she handed them right back after taking a glance (and ungrateful).
~ When your boyfriend does not speak English, so you spend more time speaking Spanish than English. I live with him, and I only go to see my parents on the weekends.
~ You're all excited because it's time for you to make your senior year's schedule, and you'll finally be able to take German.
~ You scream in rage at the teacher when he announces that next year we will only have 7 classes instead of 8. scream scream scream
(and it was horrible because this meant 7 shorter classes every day instead of 4 nice long, blocked classes each day...ie: A day, B day, A day, etc.. And so I no longer had room for German).
~ Because of the stupid 7 class idea, you end up with a free period in the second semester and end up deciding to be a student aide for the spanish teacher. I got to grade papers, and even teach the class for a few minutes when a sub was late! 4laugh
~ You set your phone to spanish so that your boyfriend can use it too, but when he gets his own, you go ahead and put your's back on English, and it takes a while to get use to again.
~ When your boyfriend tells you that you sign in your sleep (when you're not mumbling in another language--apparently my mouth can keep up with my brain, and in any given language too!)

I've already posted a loooong time ago but I thought of another! When you get mad cause you can't take 2 language classes at the same time until senior year (in my school you need 3 years of a foreign language, I already have a credit for French but my parents won't let me quit to take italian which I REALLY want to and I can't take htem at the same tiem >.<) And another!

-In global history you correct people on their pronunciation of names and words without them even asking.

Works equally well on the phone. Who thought telemarketers could be fun.

You and your brother get into an arguement with your brother because you want to see an asian movie in it's original language but he like dubs better rolleyes This happens alot.

You take grammer cards with you so you can study German on the way to science class.

Once you get to class you start writing random German sentences to study.

You have 2 and a half youtube playlists dedicated to foreign languages.

You eavesdrop on foreigners to hear them talk. Or in anyway become exited when you hear a foreign language.

Today my Communications professor said a sentence in German XD, it was so great, I understood. Squee!