My “problem” is that I cannot (or rather don’t like to) read in my native language.
Ever since I was a kid, everything I did was in English (PC gaming, online chatting and searching things up like guides).
When I got back into reading (couple of years ago), my first book was in English. Ever since then I have been reading books only in the English language. Whenever I try to read in my native language, I can’t concentrate, get bored quickly and easily.
However, if I pick up the same book in the English language. I can guarantee that, I’ll keep reading it.
Recently got a book gifted to me, the book is in my native language. I want to read it, the story seems interesting but can’t get into it because it is in my native language. Might just get the ebook version in English, ha.
Was wondering if anyone else has this too.
It really depends on what the original language is. I prefer to read books in their original language rather than in their translations. But as I'm only comfortable with English or my native language, Dutch, it pretty much means I'll be reading in English. I haven't really yet read anything from an author that didn't either write in English or Dutch. I suppose that once I'll be reading something by, say, a French author, I might read a Dutch translation if available.
But I do really find that reading in English sometimes requires just a bit more concentration.
I will add that I read Harry Potter as a kid in Dutch, later in English and I find that Wiebe Buddingh', who 'wrote' the Dutch books, is a better author than JK Rowling.