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You know you've immersed yourself too much when... - kazelee - 2009-11-06
The word profile is more familiar to you in Japanese than in English.
You know you've immersed yourself too much when... - samsam - 2009-11-06
The language in your dreams switches to Japanese.
You know you've immersed yourself too much when... - Jarvik7 - 2009-11-06
samsam Wrote:The language in your dreams switches to Japanese.I had dreams in Japanese even before I started learning it. Prophecy?
You know you've immersed yourself too much when... - mezbup - 2009-11-06
When you watch the machine girl and crave for more.
You know you've immersed yourself too much when... - frychiko - 2009-11-06
When you start forgetting very common English words
You know you've immersed yourself too much when... - Gingerninja - 2009-11-06
samsam Wrote:The language in your dreams switches to Japanese.I've had that a few times, not a lot of spoken stuff but definitely Japanese. I also have dreamt in subtitles after watching far too much anime one day.. now that was odd.
You know you've immersed yourself too much when... - howtwosavealif3 - 2009-11-06
when you say the "katanaized" version of some word/s while you're talking to someone in english.
You know you've immersed yourself too much when... - Ryuujin27 - 2009-11-06
There's are so many things in this thread that are happening to me x_x
I forget common English words (especially spelling!). My thoughts immediately translate to Japanese, and I feel compelled to look up a word if my thoughts can't translate. My reading speed in Japanese is getting faster while my speed in English is actually getting slower. I don't remember my dreams often, but the few I can remember I remember at least mostly being in Japanese (usually I'm in Japan).
You know you've immersed yourself too much when... - KREVA - 2009-11-08
When you're in the process of waking up while actively listening to that looped podcast that was on all night.
You know you've immersed yourself too much when... - ninetimes - 2009-11-08
howtwosavealif3 Wrote:when you say the "katanaized" version of some word/s while you're talking to someone in english.A thousand times this. I misread things that look like they could be romaji all the time as well.
Another thing that happens to me (especially if I'm tired/been drinking) is if somebody asks me something suddenly vocabulary related ("What do you call a <blah>" "How do you say/pronounce <blah>") that I'll sometimes grab the word from the wrong language.
You know you've immersed yourself too much when... - ocircle - 2009-11-08
When I can't 覚え how to say some 言葉 in either of my 母国語 anymore.
You know you've immersed yourself too much when... - bodhisamaya - 2009-11-08
#5- You start looking around for the Tabasco sauce and feel relieved there is no corn or eggs on your pizza.
#4- You check first to see if there is beef curry in your donuts
#3- You get irritated when there are no Kirin vending machines outside the local liquor store
#2- Pet Sweat sounds like something nice to drink on a hot day
#1- You have to think for a second how to pronounce the letter L in Engrish.
You know you've immersed yourself too much when... - BooBooQ88 - 2009-11-08
howtwosavealif3 Wrote:when you say the "katanaized" version of some word/s while you're talking to someone in english.Or how 'bout when you write "English" in Katakana and Hiragana?
You know you've immersed yourself too much when... - randomkrazy - 2009-11-09
Instead of saying What? you say あれっ？ or when you get up out of a chair and say よしゃっ！
You know you've immersed yourself too much when... - Hashiriya - 2009-11-09
my Facebook is in Japanese and i forgot about it... all of a sudden I thought one day "wow all of my friends are studying Japanese now!" lol
or how about using "www" instead of "lol" like i just wanted to do now...
You know you've immersed yourself too much when... - chamcham - 2009-11-10
When you start speaking Japanese to your English-speaking friends. Bonus points if you don't realize it until your friends ask what language you are speaking.
You know you've immersed yourself too much when... - Surreal - 2009-11-10
It's not exactly "too much", but I've noticed myself being much more polite when speaking Swedish/English and I have a habit to do a kind of half-bow when thanking people. It has actually only had good results so far, though, doesn't feel awkward either.
... But I once mindlessly took Japanese speaking patterns into Swedish, like doing little encouraging "yes" phrases while the other person spoke. I made sure not to let that become a habit after annoying the f out of my brother.