Today, for me, has been a very strange day. Ive done a lot of thinking, particularly about languages and cultures. i like how language can change your way of thinking, and how some words we dont have can be filled in by other languages.
For example. That feeling you get when you dont really have stomach ache or head ache, but you generally feel shit all over? we dont have a word for it. Bad times.
NEVER FEAR! the french have a perfect word for this, and the word is malaise. Stemming from the word 'mal' which is 'bad'.
I suppose this all comes from the fact that i find myself in slightly deeper water than at home. Wales is a bilingual country yes, but it isnt essential to learn Welsh. Here in Germany, its a little bit harder to get by unless you know some key words. Wasser, Bier, Cafe... :3
And also, ive spent the day listening to disney songs in a variation of different languages. The Japanese version of the Lion King classic be prepared actually sounds far more evil than the english version, its amazing! this got me thinking that not only is it words but tones and voices aretrained differently from country to country, tongues from other lands can twist themselves in ways ours cant, and our tongues have our own traits too. "th" is a sound that props up far less so in places like Germany. it just doesnt happen.
Meh. right now though, im kinda tired and the side of my face is hurtin. No idea why. *shrug*
Good night / Guten Nacht / Bon nuit / kalinichta / Buonos nottes / Buenos noches /
:)
