I find Queen Christina fascinating too! And yeah, it usually takes deep exploration of history to find the people who interest you. The book about Swedish queer history sounds incredibly cool, so please do share if you run into someone/something especially intriguing. :D
I think somewhat differently in Swedish than I do in English. I have different words and concepts. And I lack words for some things; that means I have to think around them. And that might be a good thing in this respect as well, in terms of examining concepts.
I live in my birth country and therefore my experience isn't nowhere close to yours, but I do use English almost as much as I use Finnish and and the difference in words and concepts can affect your thinking, as well as your attitude to words. One thing that has always interested me is the difference in approach to the word 'love' in Finnish and English; in Finland it's such a huge word that you barely ever actually say it, and it's a slightly odd sight in written word too. I'm pretty sure I've never said 'I love you' in Finnish to anyone, although there are people who I love and who love me back. Yet in English, whether it's spoken or written, 'love' doesn't feel that intimidating at all.
Sorry about straying from the original subject. I guess I'm basically saying that it was really interesting to read your thoughts about intersection.
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Date: 2011-05-23 12:44 pm (UTC)I think somewhat differently in Swedish than I do in English. I have different words and concepts. And I lack words for some things; that means I have to think around them. And that might be a good thing in this respect as well, in terms of examining concepts.
I live in my birth country and therefore my experience isn't nowhere close to yours, but I do use English almost as much as I use Finnish and and the difference in words and concepts can affect your thinking, as well as your attitude to words. One thing that has always interested me is the difference in approach to the word 'love' in Finnish and English; in Finland it's such a huge word that you barely ever actually say it, and it's a slightly odd sight in written word too. I'm pretty sure I've never said 'I love you' in Finnish to anyone, although there are people who I love and who love me back. Yet in English, whether it's spoken or written, 'love' doesn't feel that intimidating at all.
Sorry about straying from the original subject. I guess I'm basically saying that it was really interesting to read your thoughts about intersection.