Why Your Personality Changes When Speaking Spanish

[@SpanishWithNate.]

Learn Spanish with me or Language Simp will come find you spanishwithnate.com/

[@aldozilli1293]

Nate I love you're trending on the use of 'oftentimes' but isn't 'often' just easier? I don't know why this is becoming such a trend now 🤦

[@liambyrne591]

The only reason you smile in Spanish is because you are thinking of her arse

[@ossiep9396]

When ever I speak Spanish with my family a notice that I am a more calm a quiet person but with my friends when I speak English I am impatient and loud. This is just something interest about life

[@smalls5001]

what is your native language i am curious

[@destinyberg0903]

Yess that is me so me

[@ossiep9396]

@@smalls5001 sorry for responding a little late but it is Spanish I am not from the USA I am from Mexico

[@ossiep9396]

@@destinyberg0903you are not me because I am Batman and there is only one Batman

[@Gunner98]

For me it is the complete opposite

[@nicg9904]

That's because you embraced the culture, bud!

[@marco2771]

What if I like the language, but i give a damn about the culture?

[@godfearing4661]

@@marco2771 Good question I like it

[@R3TROSKULL]

​@marco2771 it's lame

[@artugert]

@@marco2771 Culture and language are products of each other. How can you like the language without liking the culture that PRODUCED it?

[@Languagebeta]

I feel way more emotional when speaking Mandarin or listening to Chinese music.... I cry everytime I listen to 我好想好想你, a song about someone's significant other dying, my first time hearing this song was the day my stepmom died, and when I hear this song, all those feelings come up, and I cry everytime I hear it... I love this song. When I just need to let some tears out, I listen to it. I don't get like this with any other song in any other language. Also, the first things I learned in Chinese were 孤独的(lonly), 快乐(happy)哭(cry) and 爱(love) so because of this, this is my favorite language, Mandarin is also the language I go to when I'm going through a tough time.

[@lionegberts]

I have this as a Dutch speaker with Japanese. I became more 'accurate' then I already was in my personality. When I studied 🇧🇷 Portuguese for a bit I became more open and was really enjoying speaking the language.

[@victor_.]

One weird thing that happens to me is when I speak english, my voice pitch is significantly deeper compared to when I speak my mother tongue (portuguese) and I dont know why

[@axo_lolt4083]

same as a french

[@hectormejia7757]

Listen to Nate, the same thing happens to him haha I think that depending on the language you use certain parts of your throat more or something

[@_big_man_69_]

Because you subconsciously would prefer to have a deeper voice. When you learn to pronounce the sounds of a foreign language, you've got a blank slate to train your voice how you'd like it.

[@feliperios3496]

I honestly feel the same person in both languages And l certainly don't feel more romantic when speaking spanish So I think that depends on how you perceive yourself.

[@i_gor_shumov]

Great topic! My native language is Russian, second I learned was English. But now I’m living in Serbia, so I started learning Serbian. Never been so extravert before, in any other language or in general. Because people around communicate that way, and even you don’t want, you obtain their traits, such as speaking loud and fast, smiling, in general being more relaxed. I suppose it’s because culture influences language, and you receive whole history of society, but the way people communicate. Or maybe because lots of significants events in life somewhat connected to new language I learn meantime. Truly magnificent topic you brought up, many thanks!

[@Bizarro69]

i love the energy i feel when i speak (and listen) to spanish.

[@stevedailey2029]

Wow! I had suspected that I had a different personality when I’m speaking Spanish but this confirmed it. I’m 70 and I’ve been studying Spanish with Duolingo for around 8 years. ( I wouldn’t recommend it. You are not given a multiple choice test when you try to communicate with somebody) However, I have visited the DR with friends whose native language is Spanish and I have made many friends there despite my poor language skills. ( none of my DR friends speak English or if they do it is as rudimentary as was my Spanish) I think it’s because I lose my fear of being a fool because I have no other choice. I think I become a more fun person as a result .

[@Marvel_0731]

MAESTRA LANZ!. I also feel like I act different when I speak spanish.

[@Nelson_504]

This is such an interesting topic. I have an androgynous kinda high-pitched voice, and I feel more free to speak with my natural voice when I use my second language, which is English. Due to my life experiences, I've always associated English to queer/LGBT-friendly spaces, and I guess that's why I have this positive bias towards this language.

[@calvino3595]

Maestra lanz sounds incredible

[@SpanishWithNate.]

She’s the greatest

[@Artem-u3z]

I'm Russian, and I f***n happy to speak English!!!! I love English more than Russin. To your surprise, English is more emotional for me than Russian. Yes, no joke. And I feel myself super extravert person when I speaking English. ENGLIIIIIISH!!!!! GOD BLESS AMERICA!!! GOD BLESS AMERICAN ACCENT

[@andersensplob9082]

Love you brother !!😀😀😀

[@programister42]

😄

[@start9749]

Why do you feel yourself?

[@Artem-u3z]

@@start9749 because for me it's a very emotional, very kind and warm language. U.S. people look much happier than others and more friendly. I'm sorry if I said not very politically correct thing, but I'm strongly sure in that. I want to be a part of that happy civilization

[@Artishtar]

What....

[@hasanhadpa2608]

I totally agree with the concept of the changed personality while learning or speaking a language which is not our native language , Of course I feel different ( Free, Independent, more interactive , sociable , Last but not least Smart ) I'm so thankful for speaking another language and learning new cultures

[@Neto-jx1wq]

Saludos desde Aguascalientes!

[@LikeAGentlemanPlease]

I’m not an A1 in Portuguese and I listen to the music and is studying in Brazil 🇧🇷. My perception has changed.

[@ronalerquinigoagurto555]

It depends on the cultural stereotypes, I am native spanish speaker from peru and I travels to brazil and learn portiguesse. When you comprehend the cultural background of the locals it becomes easier to communicate and learn the language by the way. Now I am practicing english but as i am older my personality is more fixed but it helps me to understand the personality of americans to understand english. I read that 90% is non verbal communication but I think it depends on the academic level of the language fluency, as you know more vocabulary you can find the exact words to express yourself. What I really find difficult is pronunciation and listening bit it comes with practice as you need to get familiar with common phonemas

[@SuperTommox]

I always find English to be more romantic than my mother tongue, italian. When I think about love in English, I think about R. Kelly (yeah, I know about his crimes, but still his music is iconic), Marvin Gay and so on.

[@alejandrahidalgo5353]

Yep same here! To me, English Is way More romantic than Spanish ( my mother tongue )

[@H-DA]

It's absolutly normal and logic behaviour. We mirror people and environment by nature. Fitting in is important to survive. Also every language has got an own vocab, which is not translatable and that is used automaticly changing our expression. But what I really want to point out, intovert and extravert is not about being outgoing and it is not about being shy! It is about gathering energy. You feel energized by people or by being alone, that's it. And that does not change by language. A reserved language, a reserved comunity or little language skills will make you act reserved. Outgoing environment, great understanding and a family like culture, ... of course we will be more outgoing. But we won't become an "extravert" by that. Recently I read an article about how we percive the world depending on the language. They found out, that students learning several languages are more open minded. (Maybe that's why they signed up for several languages in the first place??) And that they descriped a picture different like "an elderly woman moving from a store to a parking" (native language) vs. "A woman walking" (foreign language). Maybe because they used simple speech and wouldn't know how to put it more specific?? That kind of research is damn usless. The better my language skills become, the better I will be able to express my opinion, because of more detailed information. It is true, we do percive the world or a situration different depending on the language, but it works different than many people seem to believe, I would say. *no native here btw

[@Pilipit-c4j]

Hola, estoy aquí por Language Simp. 😊

[@shi_no_kurai_kage]

ディスクレーマー: 私を見せびらかしだと誤解しないでください Me: Malay: awkward English: loudass 日本語: ヤンキー or 関西弁 한국어: ??? Suomi: monotone Svenska: ↗️↘️↗️↘️(sorry) Русский: cs:go Íslenska: why do I sound mysterious? Norsk: ↘️↗️↘️↗️↘️↗️↘️↗️(sorry)

[@theymademepickaname1248]

I'm a heterosexual man, but I find myself attracted to the gentleman at 0:31.

[@andrewoid4711]

I dont think you are heterosexual

[@Arauto_Kagnos]

@@andrewoid4711 he clearly is. He just is enthralled by a hyperpolyglot gigachad.

[@LanguageSimp]

me too

[@H-DA]

😂

[@Pilipit-c4j]

a heterosexual attracted to another man aestheticly is normal. Me too as s hetero, few of very attractive men i find it breathtaking

[@lightfeather7948]

0:20 backstory i speak 3 languages and I do have different personality traits in each. Edit: In my mothertongue I am extremely shy and never want to talk if possible. In english I'm quite bold and extroverted. In Japanese, well... I try to be as polite as possible which is difficult since this is a more recent endeavour (2 years into making only)

[@preciousypenguino]

It's like Buzz Lightyear and his Spanish mode ;)

[@LibardoBonett]

Estoy aprendiendo inglés consumiendo algunos vídeos de tu canal. Soy de colombia, santa Marta, está ubicada en la COSTA CARIBE. Sería interesante que mires o investigues algo de esta región, te vas a reír como no sabes care monda😂😊

[@DEUTSCH-kurzundknackig]

Many people talk about this personality change, but I think I have never experienced that. I definitely think this is overrated but I agree it's a beautiful and perhaps motivating idea. If you live in another country you just adapt to the way people speak and live.

[@kazhamo]

Great video. Concuerdo contigo.

[@carnivoreisvegan]

I'm absolutely not funny at all in my native English language, but I am funny in Spanish even though I'm barely a B1 level.

[@rafaelspud5805]

My mother language is portuguese, but i am way more talktive when i speak english. ( and also i'd rather read a book in english than in portuguese)

[@jonathankaiel9123]

I agree that it may not be the language so much as the culture that is tied to said language. Culture and language are both equally important and are often inseparable. Being a Mexican-American, I was raised to be “extroverted”, like greeting every person you see, etc., but as I learned English I noticed you cannot be so extroverted as is possible in Spanish.

[@apurplekiwi2239]

I definitely think there is some sustenance to this, the cultures we grow up in and choose to be around has an impact on our personalities. Anthropologists study the way we are influenced by the world around us, ive read some super interesting books about this

[@Kermaster]

Maestra lanz best teacher frfr

[@languagelearningdabbler]

I’m not even fluent in my target languages but I feel more carefree in Spanish, bold in Russian, and reserved in Chinese 🤔 Interesting that you also used the term carefree!

[@spoudaois]

Definitely true!

[@shakenbacon-vm4eu]

I’m more assertive and bossy in Spanish. I learned from my Latina wife. Makes sense

[@shakenbacon-vm4eu]

@jezreel.chesedyes, 100%! Although I’ve never spoken to my kids in English, feels weird not to use Spanish.

[@oscar170]

goede video man, learning italian but found the whole social linguistical part interesting.

[@defruepo]

I noticed most of the things you mentioned in the vd too. For me , English is my second language and I have been learning it for almost two years now. I'm kinda quiet in my native language since I think about the emotional impact of each word I am using but in English I don't care about it that much. So I am way more talkative in English but as a result I became rambling and talking :/

[@martingray6275]

Spot On !!! Excellent observation and well presented (I am about 80 fluent in Central-American Spanish... and always noted how I felt like I was and could be another person... mind you, I was living over there for 6_ years and avoiding most gringos, and living on the bones of my ass, so I guess my lifestyle and day to day 'me-ness' was different from when home in NZ anyway !!! Muy muy interesante. Gracias por compartirlo! PD: I can get away with certain behaviours too, which are just a bit more regular in Latino environments (being a bit more macho, not so new agey !!!! for eg!!) PPS: I am quite sure there is an emotional, non-language component to this: As Spanish is not my native language, and only started learning in my 50s, I have NON of the emotional hooks and triggers which I have in English... so when someone calls me a hijo de puta.. pues, no me toca nada, jajaja !!!

[@alejandrahidalgo5353]

Interestingly enough, In English ( my second language) I feel More outgoing, bubbly AND expressive as opposed to Spanish ( my mother tongue ) in which I am More serious AND calm. 😅😅😅😂😂. I love English! I couldn't imagine my if I wasn't able to speak it Every day!!! ❤❤❤

[@jacktam8]

I laughed so hard when Launguage Simp suddenly kicked in at the beginning😂😂😂

[@jpkpieper]

Maestra Lanz 👏🏽

[@surfinairwaves9284]

I like that Selena shirt! Su música es muy bien!

[@Warkery]

I'm a C1 in the English language, and whenever i speak the language my voice gets low pitch but when i speak in my mother tounge(Turkish) i get a really high pitched voice

[@RinaNewhouse]

MAESTRA LANZZZZ!!!!!🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@julio_is_coolio]

I speak Portuguese calmly and slowly, 'cause I live my real life in it. But, since I only speak English virtually, and most of my learning was through memes and social media in general, I'm mega talkative in English, and I talk faster and louder. So, yes, I think environment is the main factor for this "personality change".

[@thecapitalg]

I feel it's more about the environment/people than the actual language too

[@thetipsygringo]

I’m completely different when I’m in “Spanish” mode lol this is so true. Rich vs Rico which one lol Me gusta Rico lol

[@thecapitalg]

Idk i never really noticed this when switching languages, but there are a lot of differences with me.

[@Gooseyplayz]

yeah I'm learning Swedish and I feel very shy when I try telling my friend a learned something new sense she's a native speaker. I feel often bashful to tell them, but I'm starting to come out of my shell and be a lil more open not only in Swedish but in English as well

[@alejandrahidalgo5353]

Interestingly, I feel More friendly AND bubbly AND expressive when I speak in English as opposed to Spanish ( my mother tongue😅😅) in spanish I usually speak More calm AND serious .... I mean hahaha it actually Is crazy!

[@Arauto_Kagnos]

Some friends of mine mention how when I speak in English I sound very different than when I speak in my native language (Brazilian Portuguese).

[@Languagebeta]

My personality never changes... I'm the same loser in every language

[@thecapitalg]

💀

[@WineSippingCowboy]

I am loose when I speak Tagalog 🇵🇭 but more of a stiff when I speak German 🇩🇪. I am funnier 😅 when I speak Spanish 🇪🇸.

[@Callum-jn6vi]

I don't reckon my personality changes depending on the language I happen to be speaking at any given moment. I lived in Germany for 10 years and fitted right in from day 1 probably because, although I'm Scottish, I just seem to have many things in common with Germans. I currently live in Spain and don't find the people that much different and seem to get along with the same old personality.

[@EliasBac]

I’ve switched between French English and Moroccan Arabic (Darija which is substantially different from standard Arabic. I barely understand standard Arabic) my entire life. I’m completely schizophrenic I swear 😂 I feel like even my opinions can vary depending on which language is used (kinda)

[@Harley0303]

I feel more happy talk with other people with my language portuguese

[@arnavthescientist1149]

As a trilingual Indian I don't think my personality changes when I speak different languages.

[@christinae.burlison936]

La neta!

[@GigW]

Chinese stopped sounding angry to me when I stopped accepting the stereotype that westerners have of Chinese people. We tend to associate our prejudices to how people sound to us.

[@israelvalenzuela2635]

Damn im an introvert in english and spanish

[@PATTY22805]

My mother speaks 03 languages Tahitian marquesan and french. I don't. Feel ashamed of not being like her and many others like her in Polynesia. She doesn't in particular act differently depending on the language used. maybe I didn't notice it. I am not like her then I can't tell.

[@russianfederationyoutube]

я здесь для язык симп!

[@Lee-tj8km]

code switching

[@onofre4390]

El que expliques al video pot ser cert, però no crec que ho sigui per a tothom. Crec que estem influenciats per els estereotips culturals que tenim al lloc o pais on vivim, que aprenem des de petits per la tele, sèries o pelis. I doncs això, a tot arreu els estereotips d'un idioma canvien per la gent que hi viu. A un italià potser l'anglès li semblarà un idioma més "formal", i a un suec o danés li semblarà simplement un idioma més. Tot això no és per dir que el que dius no sigui cert, sinó que és cert per a la gent que primordialment és dels Estats Units, però sinó, no té perquè. Bon video! Força interessant

[@CozyBunni]

fake, i speak 2 languages and my personality is the same

[@bleach8510]

Literally my voice doesnt change one bit when i speak french 😂

[@hiya-peeps]

He then ended up saying that your personality doesn’t change but the environment on where you’re at will change the way you sound at times.

[@otisoppenheimer1849]

I speak 4 and it changes