I realised something this morning on the way to work and I want to see if this also happens to other people. I was cycling along perfectly fine enjoying the sun in Berlin. Then I came to a crossing and crossed over the road. So far perfectly fine. Then I thought as I was crossing the road, funny how it doesn't seem to be a problem to cycle on the right side of the road, that you automatically know what is the right side of the road.
Instantly my brain started spinning around and I started to ask myself what is the right side of the road (remember I am in Germany but grew up in the UK and have lived in the States) and then I was in trouble. I no longer knew which was the right side of the road.
As soon was what was automatic became conscious, I started to question my automatic actions.
This also happens to me when I am speaking - distubingly not only in German but also in English. I say something and don't think whether it is right or wrong, seconds later for some reason I start to consider and all of a sudden I am convinced I have made a mistake or I can't reconstruct why I said what I said.
It sounds like I am a complete nut but it reminds me of Blink. I have become an "expert" at certain things and so can do them automatically, but ask me to reconstruct why and I struggle. Admittedly I am not sure if that last bit is in Blink or not.
Does this happen to anyone else who travels around a lot? Or in fact to anyone else?
Instantly my brain started spinning around and I started to ask myself what is the right side of the road (remember I am in Germany but grew up in the UK and have lived in the States) and then I was in trouble. I no longer knew which was the right side of the road.
As soon was what was automatic became conscious, I started to question my automatic actions.
This also happens to me when I am speaking - distubingly not only in German but also in English. I say something and don't think whether it is right or wrong, seconds later for some reason I start to consider and all of a sudden I am convinced I have made a mistake or I can't reconstruct why I said what I said.
It sounds like I am a complete nut but it reminds me of Blink. I have become an "expert" at certain things and so can do them automatically, but ask me to reconstruct why and I struggle. Admittedly I am not sure if that last bit is in Blink or not.
Does this happen to anyone else who travels around a lot? Or in fact to anyone else?