I think I hardly translate at all for my sister or my partners or for one very close friend. I translate (or avoid) emotional stuff for other family members, best-school-friends, particular other friends I can think of, and mostly avoid it with anyone else. I think I translate a lot of everything else with everyone else. I know a few people in various bits of my life where I have to ask other people to translate because as soon as we get into anything more complex than 'hello', we start misinterpreting each other so much that communication just. does. not. work. at. all., which is weird and disconcerting. I don't find not-translating difficult in itself; I do have to keep reminding myself that not-translating works with the people it works with.
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I translate (or avoid) emotional stuff for other family members, best-school-friends, particular other friends I can think of, and mostly avoid it with anyone else.
I think I translate a lot of everything else with everyone else.
I know a few people in various bits of my life where I have to ask other people to translate because as soon as we get into anything more complex than 'hello', we start misinterpreting each other so much that communication just. does. not. work. at. all., which is weird and disconcerting.
I don't find not-translating difficult in itself; I do have to keep reminding myself that not-translating works with the people it works with.
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