My cat is multilingual?

Felix (aka Ubi)

If my cat were human, I am sure that he would be a somewhat confused child. Probably, not to the extent of mental derangement, needing a veterinary psychologist but stressed out, no doubt.

My cat gets many earfuls (usually of the loving type) from many family members. Instructions in many languages are passed on daily. My wife gives her instructions to Felix (the cat) in Hindi; children converse in English and some kind of molly-cuddly gibberish language; a dose of Cambodian language and song is also thrown into the spanner! The surprising thing is that the feline-beings obey obediently to orders, sometimes. At other times, he does not give a damn. He just maintains visual attention and carries on his own life, unlike a canine counterpart who would jump in joy looking at your presence!

That just brought back to a time in 1982 when Rexxie, my dog, used to wander around our household in Penang. When my cousin visited us back, he was surprised that Amma spoke to him in Tamil. For him, animals only understood English!