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28 Post author: Will_Newsome 12 January 2014 02:18AM

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Comment author: [deleted] 12 January 2014 07:43:41PM 3 points [-]

Why do you live in Slovakia?

Comment author: Viliam_Bur 12 January 2014 08:32:57PM 7 points [-]

I was born here, and I never lived anywhere else (longer than two weeks). I dislike travelling, and I feel uncomfortable speaking another language (it has a cognitive cost, so I feel I sound more stupid than I would in my language). Generally, I dislike changes -- I should probably work on that, but this is where I am now.

I could also provide some rationalization... uhh, I have friends here, I am familiar with how the society works here, maybe I prefer being a fish in a smaller pond -- okay the last one is probably honest, too.

Comment author: [deleted] 13 January 2014 05:15:13PM *  6 points [-]

I feel uncomfortable speaking another language (it has a cognitive cost, so I feel I sound more stupid than I would in my language).

Speaking in a language I'm not fluent in (and in a cultural context I'm not familiar with) makes me feel like an idiot savant, because it destroys my social skills while keeping my abstract reasoning/mental arithmetic skills intact.