hello people, there is something odd about my MBTI....
See, like you know I speak/ have learned 5-8 languages, and the crazy thing I just realised and would like to share to you is that when I speak one or another language my personnality type changes; and actually my thinking flow gets modified.
For example, cuando hablo espanol ou français ou portuguese.... I would type myself more introverted, and almost feeler.(NF)
And when I speak American... I feel way on my ease and gets suddenly Extroverted.
There is another language I speak, that I don't want to mention for privacy purposes but when I do speak it.... wel I get ISFP. I know there is something highly cultural with MBTI, but don't know..
So what do you feel about this? Does your personnality/cognitive process/ MBTI changes when speaking another language? Is that even possible?
Yes, and yes.
Language evolves from the people who speak it. British English reflects the cultural values of British people. American English reflects the cultural values of American people.
I've spoken to multiple-language speakers, who commented that there is a huge difference between people speaking a second language, and a native language speaker. I've also observed it myself. The cultural values show up here very strongly.
However, those who speak a second language, and learn to THINK in it, manage to communicate like native speakers. But then you start to take on the cultural values, at least, while you speak it. This too can be observed in those who develop the fluidity of thinking in the language.
Also, why is it that INTP seems to be like great actors? morphing into a cultural stereotype or another when necesarry ? I just think it's great...
From
An INTP Profile:
INTPs tend to be rather mistrusting of people and are rather sceptical. However, a lot of their trust is based on what the Ne function tells them about somebody. This can lead to a naivity and sometimes to prejudices based on intuitive perceptions of appearence and style. People can be a problem for INTPs: on the one hand they are fascinated by some types of people, especially more extraverted individuals, but a fear of irrational behaviour in others usually leads to caution. Friendship with INTPs develops at a pace which depends considerably on the temperament of the other person. INTPs dislike making the first move and tend to mirror the emotional content of the other person. A jolly person will quickly bring the INTP out of his shell, as much as that is possible, while a serious person will find a serious INTP looking back at him. In this sense, INTPs preference for intuitive perception (rather than action) with respect to people results in them resembling a chameleon. The INTP can fit into many different modes of behaviour, even contradictory ones, in order to get into the mindset of the other person. The goal is to gain enough intuitive data to analyse and assess the person. In doing this, the INTP remains somewhat reserved, never wholly identifying himself with his surroundings. As chameleons, INTPs are therefore approachable and open, unless the Ne tells the INTP that the other person is a type he doesn't like, in which case the reserved attitude may become too obvious. The chameleon behaviour can be particularly strong when discussing something. The INTP may even argue something that he doesn't really believe himself. Sometimes it is for the intellectual stimulation that comes with the challenge of arguing from a variety of standpoints. Otherwise, it may be to avoid early conflict before the situation has been fully assessed. Chameleons hide their true selves. INTPs do not do this cynically, or indeed all the time, but it is a result of the strong desire to remain detached and observe.
I believe that the reason for this, is as follows:
Ti likes to figure things out to their ultimate end. However, the ultimate end of all logic, is the
Münchhausen trilemma. Ultimately, as Satre pointed out, "all knowledge is belief", i.e. that all reasoning, boils down to axioms, arbitrary axioms, from which, yield conclusions. So one can boil almost any personality down to a set of arbitrary axioms. As such, Ti can lead Ti-doms to become epistemological nihilists, and to even see their personalities as arbitrary accidents of birth. So a Ti-dom can believe that one could have any number of personalities, so long as one's early personal experiences happened to be different.
Ne allows one to shift perspectives, seeing how things might look from another person's perspective. Accordingly, an Ne-user can easily imagine what it might be like to be raised differently, should they choose to do so, and how they might speak.
Si records how people generally speak in any language, and their accompanying body language gestures, tones of voice, etc.
Inferior Fe is the strongest function of one's subconscious. So unconsciously, there is a huge desire to make others comfortable. So the subconscious can temporarily use Si, Ne & Ti, to build up a mental framework of how to speak to natives of a different language, in such a way that the others will feel most comfortable, i.e. with their body language, tones of voice, facial expressions, etc.
The same can easily happen when playing a role, so long as there is a reasonable basis for suggesting that doing so would make others feel more comfortable.
However, because Fe is very subconscious, it is most likely to happen naturally without trying, as then the subconscious would be doing the work. Trying to consciously make the effort, would probably mean that the typical INTP mindset would take over, and make it into a theoretical analysis that would screw up the practicalities. So I would expect that it happens easily, when one isn't trying to act or speak a different language, and simply when one is just getting on with things, and one has a strong belief that acting the part in character, or speaking the language like a native, would make one's audience more comfortable, but not acting on it consciously, so that the subconscious takes over.
