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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•2 months 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]linkfedilinkEnglish7•2 months agoIt’s not weaponized politeness. It’s a love for efficient communication; everyone speaks English, so why not use it.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months 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]linkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months agoIf you try speaking their native language, they can definitely tell by your accent, though.
minus-square@SkullgridlinkEnglish2•2 months agoyeah,I got a turkish accent. also, unless you’re SUUUPER anglo, people can just tell you have an accent, not a specific accent.
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.