Today I realize that I've made a HUGE mistake the other day when replying an email to a friend. I wasn't careful with my words and now it's too late to amend the mistake. The damage is done. Thankfully my friend isn't mad at me, but that doesn't mean that I don't regret what I wrote.
There was a situation that we were discussing and by responding to the discussion in the way that I did, I was judgmental and I might have pushed the wrong button, even though I didn't mean to push that button. There are just some cases where other people speak out their thoughts on something and it strikes the wrong chord in you, even though it's not openly directed at you. That was what happened. That is why I can't amend the mistake.
What I can do now and in the future is WATCH what I say or write and really think of the consequences.
Now the above question may be relevant only to non-native English speakers who live abroad or to native English speakers who've lived in a non-English speaking place.I've just come to realize that ever since I moved here, my brain had switched to English to think. Back in Indo, I mostly process my thoughts in Indonesian, though once in a while I forced my brain to think in English for practice sake. I only realized this a few days ago when I caught myself thinking in Indonesian. I felt that something was off, and then I shrieked inside and said, "Of course!!! I'd been thinking in English lately. No wonder it felt weird thinking in Indonesian again!"So, how about you? I'm mostly curious about Max's answer, as she's lived in different countries (Portugal, Canada, London) and she can speak LOTS of different languages.
