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by brachika 1752 days ago
I learned German as a kid, but I forgot most of it when I started learning English in elementary.

Nowadays, (I'm living in the Balkans) I forgot words of my own language, and I (and most of my friends) mix English and my mother language quite often, creating a language similar to that in the "Clockwork Orange". Still don't know if that is a good thing or not. I'm trying to 're-learn' German and it is a lot harder than when I was a kid.

There is also a funny story about a baby in Serbia, whose first words were in English due to the media/cartoons the family gave to baby to watch.