I was going to call the post “Jury Nullification” but I decided to continue my streak of one-word titles. I planned to stick in that phrase somewhere in the post but it didn’t fit where my stream of consciousness was going. Glad you independently brought up the phrase!
I'm a butcher of foreign languages. As long as we can communicate effectively, I don't care about sounding like a native. I will never be a native! If people don't like the way I talk, that is their problem. Most of them only speak one language, so why should I care about their opinion? I can relate to the Japanese detective, I sometimes get told I have a strange accent. Then, I'm asked where I'm from. At the beginning I tried to fit in, now I just do my own thing.
*"Talking to people I don’t know is terrifying. Even just replying to comments on Substack is terrifying. I’m even scared to write to people I know. People whom I’m certain won’t roast me."*
Get over it. Say it, get roasted and be damned. You can always apologise if you are misunderstood. You can always thank someone for an alternate view. Just do it.
Obligatory jury nullification reminder here :P
I was going to call the post “Jury Nullification” but I decided to continue my streak of one-word titles. I planned to stick in that phrase somewhere in the post but it didn’t fit where my stream of consciousness was going. Glad you independently brought up the phrase!
I'm a butcher of foreign languages. As long as we can communicate effectively, I don't care about sounding like a native. I will never be a native! If people don't like the way I talk, that is their problem. Most of them only speak one language, so why should I care about their opinion? I can relate to the Japanese detective, I sometimes get told I have a strange accent. Then, I'm asked where I'm from. At the beginning I tried to fit in, now I just do my own thing.
A courageous and honest post.
*"Talking to people I don’t know is terrifying. Even just replying to comments on Substack is terrifying. I’m even scared to write to people I know. People whom I’m certain won’t roast me."*
Get over it. Say it, get roasted and be damned. You can always apologise if you are misunderstood. You can always thank someone for an alternate view. Just do it.