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11 Signs that You're Bilingual

Our cultures and traditions bring us together. Being bilingual is something we should embrace.

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11 Signs that You're Bilingual

1. You speak two languages at once without realizing it

When you're home with your family it's completely normal to speak in both English and whatever other language you speak.

2. You think before you talk

You find yourself thinking more carefully about the words you want use and how exactly you want to express what you're saying.

3. You understand other languages

Now that you have the ability of speaking two languages, you can relate to either a third or fourth languages because some words either sound the same or are almost spelled the same way.

4. Swear word requests

Once people find out that you can speak a different language you get people asking you how to say the most rude words of how to insult someone's mom.

5. People are amazed

For some reason people look at like you have two heads, but it's actually completely normal and not rare to speak two languages.

6. Jokes aren't funny

When you have so many funny jokes in a different language and you translate them to your friends in English, it's not the same.

7. Lost in translation

You say everything you want in your head in a different language but then your phone is like LOL NO. You wanted to say okay? Auto correct is like nah homie, I'm gonna put olay in there for you.

8. Subtitles swag

Is your teacher playing that one spanish movie in class with subtitles? Yeah you can read those subtitles and understand what's going on like a boss.

9. Traveling is easier

When you go to a coffee shop in Italy and the cashier is trying to charge you more then what you have to pay because he's too ignorant to think that you can actually understand him and can read Italian. Sorry mate.

10. You think bilingual

A lot of times you find yourself thinking completely different than other people and when you try to explain to them in a way that makes sense to you, they get completely lost.

11. Party trick master

Some people can take 15 fireball shots in a row, some people can drop the bars, some people can do the worm, but you can recite poetry in a foreign language.

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