English is my second language as well, but I'm far more comfortable and able to articulate my thoughts using it much more than my native language. So I can def relate!
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Having a conscious grasp on a language rather than unconscious probably helps, but I think it's more the fact that English is the new Lingua Franca. I watch, read, and listen to more English than my first language when it comes to media/entertainment.
I still talk in my first language when talking--
--to people offline, but that means I get the common vernacular version of my first language, and the edited media version of English, which is much more helpful for a writer.
How I communicate online vs offline also differs, with almost no written offline communication, and almost exclusively--
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I still talk in my first language when talking--
How I communicate online vs offline also differs, with almost no written offline communication, and almost exclusively--