Sometimes I genuinely forget that I'm bilingual and that I can speak another language natively and I think about like French or something where you have to keep track of the gender of the nouns and I go "oh, wow, imagine" and then LOL I realise I can do that in Cypriot Greek. 
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I guess this might be a case of classic immigrant things.
But it's a bit disturbing either way. Thanks brain.2 replies 0 retweets 11 likesShow this thread -
Replying to @o_guest
Same!! First thinking of French or Spanish and then it hits me
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I also get a bit upset that people tell me "Spanish sounds so cool but Cypriot Greek, that's ugly-sounding"...
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Replying to @o_guest
I love the rhythm of Cypriot Greek
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I have to say the rhythm of Greek is different to Spanish for sure but yes, they sound very similar when I'm not paying attention. I wonder what
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Well, to me Greek and Spanish have a similar cadence, so it is easy to confuse them from a distance. The only time I heard a Cypriot person speaking to an Athenian, it reminded me the accents from the North and South of Spain, which are very different, not to mention
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Latino American distinctive accents. The Cypriot person, of course could have been talking without Cypriot accent. I wouldn't know.
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That guy is very obviously English Cypriot tho (mistakes in gender/conjugation only they make) but his accent in Cypriot Greek is very correct.
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