“Languages” in Our Lives

After I read the article “Mother Tongue” written by Amy Tan, I thought more about the language we use everyday. People use different words, different speaking ways, and different tongues when they are in different generations and situations. This feeling is growing when I try to talk with some American guys in the dorm. They have their own “words” and use slang which I never learned in Chinese English classes.
In China, the young generation also has their own “languages” which come from movies, pop songs, internet and etc. The young generation likes using some exaggerated words; for example, “super” is an adjective word being used frequently in conversations among young people. Once my mother asked me to take the trash to the trash can, I said “The distance is super far, the trash is super heavy, and I am super tired.” My mother was astonished that I use the word “super” three times in a sentence. Sometimes, people use some cusswords in the conversation; most of them are dirty words, but people can express their emotion deeply when they use these words. However, the young people avoid saying the cusswords in front seniors because this can be considered as disrespectful.
In addition, people change their speaking ways when the situation changes. In most part of China, many areas have their own dialects; even in the same area, the accent problem also exists. However, in formal situations people usually use the mandarin which every Chinese can understand. When I listen to my close friend talk to his mother, I cannot understand a word; but when he gives a speech in front of the class using mandarin, everyone can understand his words.
All in all, people have many different speaking ways, and it depends on their different ages, different situations, and the different areas they come from.