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My brother is annoyed that I have learnt his wife's language

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poochuspoochus · 03/10/2025 10:21

My brother got married yesterday and they have been together for seven years. I really love languages and although it wasn't a language I knew at all before I was introduced to his now wife I find it to be a really interesting one. So over the last seven years I have picked up enough to be able to speak quite well coversationally. I don't think he realised how much I had picked until yesterday as we are in sil's country for the wedding. He has sent me a message this morning saying it was a bit weird how I have attached myself to his wife's culture and he thinks I am obsessed with his family. Firstly why is he worrying about this the day after his wedding. Also I really wasn't making a big show of speaking the language just chatting to people normally. There's really no backstory to this as far as I'm aware. I really don't him to be upset but he's the one being weird isn't he?

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Hoppinggreen · 03/10/2025 10:24

You have made him look like a Twat but thats on him not you

5foot5 · 03/10/2025 10:23

Have you learnt more of his wife's language then he has? Maybe he is just embarrassed that he hasn't learnt as much as he should

SoloSofa24 · 03/10/2025 10:23

Has he learnt the language? Maybe he is annoyed that you have shown him up by speaking it better than he can?

Havetogooutagain · 03/10/2025 10:23

YANBU

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