tanteFeb 22
Many of the people I do have online conversations with speak English as their first language. I kinda get by but you native speakers really underestimate how hard it is to express oneself in a foreign language. Concepts work differently, metaphors don't really translate, references you have used for decades don't make sense.
Show threadtanteFeb 22
Like in German I am actually somewhat eloquent and texts I write don't look like a person with a head injury wrote them.
Show threadLeah
@tante two weeks ago I had suddenly won the task to translate everything we do in Krav Maga into English for a new participant. It worked out and we had fun together but it was a horror without knowing the domain specific vocabulary so well^^
Feb 22 at 9:47pmWeb
Show threader4z0r 🇺🇦Feb 22
@leah @tante wait what? You do that too? You are amazing!
Show threadLeahFeb 22
@er4z0r you mean Krav Maga? Yes :D Since one and a half years now I think.
Show threader4z0r 🇺🇦Feb 23
@leah yeah. Krav maga and climbing and keeping this whole show running and I imagine you also have a day job. How do you make it all work?
Show threadLeahFeb 23
@er4z0r krav maga and climbing is only 2h each each week and chaos.social is only a lot of work once in a while if something fails or needs updates. The daily moderation work is done by @rixx . I would love to have more time to do things but actually it isn't or doesn't feel too difficulty.