“Should we start with Czech or English?” I asked my Greek friend.
This afternoon I visited the post office in Prague.
In December, my father mailed me a box of my winter clothes.
They finally arrived.
And I was with my Greek friend because it was her name on the post office slip.
When you are internationally homeless, like you fearless teacher, it’s good to have friends with apartments and mail boxes.
“Let’s start with English,” my Greek friend suggested. “Then if we need to we can switch to Czech.”
I thought about it, then…
“Or how about we start with Czech? Then when she hears our bad Czech she’ll think, ‘My English is better than their Czech.’ And she’ll be more relaxed.”
And that’s how it works.
If the person you’re speaking to speaks better than you, you feel nervous.
But if the person doesn’t speak as well as you, you feel relaxed.
And when you’re relaxed, you speak better.
Isn’t that interesting…
Very good 👍
This is completely correct.
I feel better when I speak slower and with someone whose English is worse than mine
HI Ryan !
Of course, when you speak better then person you are speaking with,you are feel relaxed.
Have a wonderful evening !
😄🙂🙃😉
Exactly, well said. That’s what I observ, while speaking whith somebody in foreign language. Often as the stressed side… unfortunatelly.😅
All the best,
Joanna
You must be a pretty Polish girl,am I right ?
Yes , this is very clever decision.. , more relax , beter speaking and prononciation.
I didn’t know that better speaking a foreign language works in this way but , however that’s interesting!
That’s very clever suggestion! It’s creatively! Thank You!
Yes, that is interesting, but that”s realy work.
I like this this type of thinking 🙂
It’s absolutely true!! I never thought about it
Neither have I.Our splendid teacher teaches us not only English
Our Vigteacher is a real philosopher !
It’s intersting and true.
You are absolutely! I feel the same and self-confidence is very important.
Hi, Mr Vig! Good story about the language using and psycholinguistic background. Without language knowledge you must have practical strategies and techniques. So can you develop your self-confidence and self-respect.🥰
Your co-student Jerzy totally agrees with your clever remark.You couldn’t have put it better!
Good afternoon,
that is a very interesting story. I agree with you, but even my English is not so well, I am not nervous, because the other side , mostly, does not speak Croatien so well.
Darling,your English is very good.There was only one slight mistake in what you have written.Take care xxx
Smart, I speak better English, if English language is not your native language, with Italian guy for example… bye
Being nervous when another person speaks better than you, is the same as being jealous of a Martian who already lives on Mars, and you only live on Earth…no one knows what it would be like there…I’m more nervous when I’m planning to improve my English, unexpected, unplanned obstacles appear, such as, illness, unforeseen official tasks ect ect. When it comes to improving my language skills, first of all I have to compare myself to the earlie Zita, who spoke English 10 years ago…
Hello,your wonderful message is very misterious.It contains many interesting words and phrases.Your “unforeseen official tasks” make me deeply think what exactly you meant.I have decided to make a spelling mistake in what I have written to you to continue correspondance.By the way,I did it to revenge as I have found one in your utterance as well.Please correct me !
“When you’re relaxed , you speak better.” Exactly! Good saying.
Hmmm, how to understand it .. I like to speak with somebody who speaks better than me .. hmm ..,do you feel more relaxed talking with us than talking with American ..hmm
Yes 😊
This is true, this happens to me too
I think like you, when you are relaxed you speak better
When someone’s relaxed speaks better. I strongly agree with it. When there is a conversation with kind and supportive natives, you feel comfortable, and speaking is easygoing.
Yes.it`s very true!
Very interesting…
No matter who you are talking to, just try to stay calm.
Whatever I do, when I relaxed, the result is always very good. But if I add a pinch of love- then I get an excellent result. I am becoming a master.
Just be 100% in what you do and have fun.
Thats true!!
Good point! It is a true! It works by me! 🙂
It’s kreatively think. Thank you!
I think that tuo are a very good tracher…i reas and the dame te, i think, i don’t understand anything…Then, I Say, May be I’ll speak english..in the next incarnation? Then I continue to read and understand the Next sentence or the next Word, so I smile, I laughing and think..oh he Is.. you Teacher very good teacher, trougth this telephone yuo give warm yuo make true human Relation, i go on because I feel you. Thanks teacher.
Wonderful remark,very witty !!! Just as our American so to say intruder (sorry teacher)
Speaking with somebody whose English is worse then mine makes me nervous. It drops me down.