I think I am experiencing something similar – i.e. the matter of “linguistic worldview” is affecting me: When I am thinking and speaking in English, my mood and personality is somehow DIFFERENT from how it is when I think and speak in Swedish!

And Yes, this has something to do with the words and expressions that I use, which in turn depends on which language I speak.

Humour in the UK is usually very dry (sarcastic) and witty. People joke about almost anything in a way that would never happen in Sweden. I have picked this up and it actually CHANGES how I experience the situations I find myself in. British people put up with almost ANY apalling or infuriating situation by joking about it in.

It’s also got to do with HOW people communicate. British people are much better at “polite small-talk” something most people in Sweden rarely bother with. I am constantly “forced” into quick chit-chats while at work, shopping or making different kinds of errands.

Conciousness of “class” is much greater in the UK. I fall into the category of “upper middle class”, so the way in which I and my friends speak is consistent with this background. There are certain expressions and grammatical mistakes that are very common in other parts of society, but that my friends and I would never use. This enforces the the British class society every time people open their mouth. In Sweden this is much less of an issue — it’s not something that anybody cares about.

All and all, I am simply a different person “in English” than “in Swedish”.

Schizophrenia!!!