Basically I have two hobbies. I am both addicted to reading & buying gorgeous books. I want to have a nice library with classics to pass on to my future children. It just makes me happy seeing all those shelves.
So I prefer buying books in English since it’s the most spoken language but I prefer reading in my own language (Dutch). Is it weird to buy them in English but to borrow them from the library to read in dutch?
I just feel like I’m wasting my money because I don’t even read the specific books I bought and have them in case I want to re-read. But then I think spending money on books is never wasted.
Basically I want confirmation that I’m not wasting my money and maybe to know others do the same so I don’t feel bad lol
I mean objectively speaking it's a waste of money.
But so are most luxury items, so there's not really a problem with that if you can afford it and get some fun out of it. Books as decorations are definitely a thing too, so you could even think of it like that.
As a fellow Dutch speaker though, I would recommend reading some in English, does wonders for making you feel more comfortable in the language and I personally feel that untranslated books tend to be better, to read in the original language whenever possible.