Gastogh comments on Learn a foreign language to reduce bias? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Gastogh 23 April 2012 05:57:05AM 4 points [-]

I'm a native Finnish speaker and I too have a stronger revulsion towards ugly songs when they're sung in Finnish.

My guess is we just don't mind it as much when it's some other language that's being used to create ugliness. Shortcomings by the (perceived) home team often feel like something that might be held against you, hence the need to signal disapproval more strongly.