I really liked the idea of grammatical gender, where nouns are considered masculine or feminine depending on the language, like how the sun is feminine in German but masculine in Spanish, and how a bridge can be described as “strong” or “beautiful” depending on the language. As she said languages can shape the way we think about anything that can be named by a noun, it made me reflect what we see as beautiful or feminine in Egypt and the Arab world, although I also think personal taste and personality matter, not just someone’s language or nationality

I really liked the idea of grammatical gender, where nouns are considered masculine or feminine depending on the language, like how the sun is feminine in German but masculine in Spanish, and how a bridge can be described as “strong” or “beautiful” depending on the language. As she said languages can shape the way we think about anything that can be named by a noun, it made me reflect what we see as beautiful or feminine in Egypt and the Arab world, although I also think personal taste and personality matter, not just someone’s language or nationality.