Tag Archives: personalities

Linguistic personalities

I’m a thoughtful sort of person. I like to think things over before coming to a conclusion. I am not loud or persuasive.

But China changed me.

I had been living in China for three years and felt comfortable in the language and culture. I have also lived in Japan, France and Canada for a long time and I realized how I somehow change personalities when I switch speaking languages. I notice when I speak English I may sound like any [...]

The world’s calendars

Returning to the topic of calendars, I was searching around looking for the world’s oldest calendar. The calendar that we all know and use everyday, and computers have accepted widely is based on the Christian calendar – or the calendar of business and commerce. Of course, most of the world does not identify with this Christian only thinking – including myself. In China, the next year January 26, 2009 will be January 1, 4706. In Jewish places the [...]