Multilingualism
The owner of our hotel is Swiss and, by birth, knows two languages: German and French. Perhaps he also knows Italian, but I haven't encountered any Italians at the hotel, so I don't know what language he speaks with them.
He speaks English with us and Khmer with the locals (of course, he's lived here for over 20 years).
I also know two languages by birth: Russian and Ukrainian. And recently, I've been able to speak a little English. In theory. But in practice, today I caught myself saying words from whichever language comes to mind first. It turns out to be a wild mix of Russian and Ukrainian words, sometimes with a dash of English, which someone who knows only one of these languages would hardly be able to understand.
I've always envied people who have a talent for languages.
Why is it always so difficult for me? :(
Знание некоторых закономерностей освобождает от изучения многих фактов.
Мечты сбываются рано или поздно, так или иначе.