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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish27•5 days agoI went to a party while I was living in The Netherlands. Everybody else at the party was Dutch. They spent the entire evening speaking to each other in English for my benefit.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•5 days agoSo fucking hard trying to learn Dutch when I was working over there, everyone switched to English on me as soon as I started speaking. Weaponized politeness.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•4 days agoIt’s not weaponized politeness. It’s a love for efficient communication; everyone speaks English, so why not use it.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•4 days agoWeaponized efficiency I know it’s not meant to be shitty in any way it was just one of the funnier frustrations I had, I was genuinely trying to learn the language lmao
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•4 days agoI never let strangers know I can speak english.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•4 days agoIf you try speaking their native language, they can definitely tell by your accent, though.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•4 days agoyeah,I got a turkish accent. also, unless you’re SUUUPER anglo, people can just tell you have an accent, not a specific accent.
I went to a party while I was living in The Netherlands. Everybody else at the party was Dutch. They spent the entire evening speaking to each other in English for my benefit.
Yeah that tracks. Bet it made you feel at ease.
So fucking hard trying to learn Dutch when I was working over there, everyone switched to English on me as soon as I started speaking.
Weaponized politeness.
It’s not weaponized politeness. It’s a love for efficient communication; everyone speaks English, so why not use it.
Weaponized efficiency
I know it’s not meant to be shitty in any way it was just one of the funnier frustrations I had, I was genuinely trying to learn the language lmao
I never let strangers know I can speak english.
If you try speaking their native language, they can definitely tell by your accent, though.
yeah,I got a turkish accent. also, unless you’re SUUUPER anglo, people can just tell you have an accent, not a specific accent.