I don't like it much that people complain when I update my Facebook status or write something in English, even less so when I'm writing to the "public." I write in English because it's easier for me. I'm not saying that I know/speak/write English better than I do Portuguese because I don't. It's because when I say something in English it doesn't have the same weight as it does in Portuguese. It's almost like the second language doesn't sound as real and heartfelt as the mother tongue, and, let's face it, Portuguese is the drama queen of languages.
The feelings are there, don't get me wrong, but the words, the words add a foreignness to them that make them more bearable. When you grow up with a language you know the exact power of each word and how excruciating some of them can be, especially in context; however, when you learn a language as an adult, as I did, the words don't hold the same power and are often, when spoken, more just means of communication. They don't poke your heart and, frankly, don't sound so dramatic.
The saying "the pen is mightier than the sword" will always prove to be truer in your mother tongue than it'll in any other language you learn later in life, no matter how good you're at your second, third, fourth language...
For those who complain, either you learn it too (it'll do you some good, trust me) or there are always good-ish online translators if you're really curious. Google ring a bell?
And this is a completely unnecessary rant, but I need to take my mind off other stuff, and hopefully someone out there will understand me. Oh, I need a little understanding so badly right now. If nothing else let me get it through language ramblings.



