You are as many persons as the languages you speak!

I’ve just spotted some great quotes from a discussion going on over at Proz:

My own experience and the previous posts remind me of an old Hungarian saying: ‘You are as many persons as the languages you speak’. I came across a similar Slovak saying recently…‘The more languages you know, the more of a person you are.’…
[Elizabeth Rudin, 2006: my emphasis]

http://www.proz.com/post/299183#299183

Read the rest of the discussion on what it’s like to have different “personalities” when you speak another language here.

About Sarah Dillon

Sarah Dillon is an Irish cailín in Brisbane, Australia. She arrived Down Under via Germany, France, Spain, Ireland, and the UK, having originally trained as a professional translator. Sarah has been involved in the start-up phases of several international small businesses as a founder, advisor and director, and has worked for companies such as Apple Computers, Audi AG and Bain and Company. She is currently pursuing a PhD in international business. Read more about Sarah here.