I'm so glad to see a post like this. I have a weird sleep cycle so I'm normally online during EU Times.. Causing most of my friends to be international and have a generally harder time speaking in English, even some of those that are during NA Peak hours. I've met a handful of people who are rather afraid of roleplaying because their English is not up-to-par.
I hope this thread manages to not only boost the confidence in International/Bi-lingual players, but also encourage English Roleplayers to actually consider slowing down and being more patient with their RP Partners. whether they are NA or EU, Not everyone's English and reply speed is perfect or equal to your own. Hells I've been RPing for years and I only know English and yet I still somehow manage to screw it up. XD
Here's a general rule of thumb I keep in the back of my mind. If there's someone whose first language isn't english in your LS/FC or just in any general chat box. They are more or less easier to spot than your average Joe. Not saying this is a bad thing, but its one thing to definitely take a mental note of. If you notice someones sentence is a little more broken then what you are used to seeing/reading, or their writing speed is on the longer side.. Chances are, English isn't their primary or they have a harder time with sentences. We never know what could be keeping one person from matching our own speed or spelling. I believe of all things in RP, this is a very important thing to keep in mind! This also shouldn't discourage anyone from roleplaying with someone who doesn't have English as their primary. My international friends come up the greatest character ideas and RPing with them is a lot more fun and less stressful(on me anyways.)
Keep this as a mental note too! No ones speed, grammar or spelling changes based on whether or not they are IC!(Well unless you RP an accent, then okay Grammar changes a bit.. but still! You get the idea..)
For me, I'm just glad to be roleplaying with someone. Even if they took a while to respond or even if they can barely speak english but are willing to try and learn, I'd still RP with them. I know its a lot of pressure for those who aren't 100% Fluent in English to Roleplay, but take your time and you'll get there, no pressure! I will be watching this and thread and most definitely passing it on-wards to my friends to give them a little boost!
I hope this thread manages to not only boost the confidence in International/Bi-lingual players, but also encourage English Roleplayers to actually consider slowing down and being more patient with their RP Partners. whether they are NA or EU, Not everyone's English and reply speed is perfect or equal to your own. Hells I've been RPing for years and I only know English and yet I still somehow manage to screw it up. XD
Here's a general rule of thumb I keep in the back of my mind. If there's someone whose first language isn't english in your LS/FC or just in any general chat box. They are more or less easier to spot than your average Joe. Not saying this is a bad thing, but its one thing to definitely take a mental note of. If you notice someones sentence is a little more broken then what you are used to seeing/reading, or their writing speed is on the longer side.. Chances are, English isn't their primary or they have a harder time with sentences. We never know what could be keeping one person from matching our own speed or spelling. I believe of all things in RP, this is a very important thing to keep in mind! This also shouldn't discourage anyone from roleplaying with someone who doesn't have English as their primary. My international friends come up the greatest character ideas and RPing with them is a lot more fun and less stressful(on me anyways.)
Keep this as a mental note too! No ones speed, grammar or spelling changes based on whether or not they are IC!(Well unless you RP an accent, then okay Grammar changes a bit.. but still! You get the idea..)
For me, I'm just glad to be roleplaying with someone. Even if they took a while to respond or even if they can barely speak english but are willing to try and learn, I'd still RP with them. I know its a lot of pressure for those who aren't 100% Fluent in English to Roleplay, but take your time and you'll get there, no pressure! I will be watching this and thread and most definitely passing it on-wards to my friends to give them a little boost!
