Does it bother you when people speak their native language?

[MJ12]

When that language is not prominent in your country?


I don't see the fuss, but I know many, many people (Maybe it's just Americans?) Who get grumpy when people speak to their family and friends in a different language.

I'll often hear complaints like "That's rude of them", and "they should speak our language around us".

Which is bullshit, because given the scenario that those people complaining moved to a different country with a different language, they'd still speak to their family in English, because family is personal and the native language is going to be more personal.
Anyways, it's not their business.

So I am curious, does anyone here actually get upset over this?

 

[Eejit]

Not at all if they're strangers.

 

[Ennui]

No, I think it's awesome, I love hearing foreign languages.

For example, I nearly came when this Russian girl I was hooking up with a bit last year once answered her phone and began talking to her parents in rapid Russian. MMMMMMMM.

 

[Shamrock]

If they're Mexicans who crossed the border, yes it bothers me. It's shit that they're allowed to come to this country in the first place illegally and then be allowed to stay and not have to learn OUR language. I'm not upset when they can speak English, but when they've been here for several years and only know the bare minimum of English is complete and utter bullshit.

I was working at the Dallas Galleria this summer, and you don't know how many Mexicans I talked to that said, "¿Que? ¿Hablo Español?" Bull shit that they can't learn the language of that country. I don't care if Spanish is easier. I don't care if it takes over half of Texas. It's completely stupid that they come over and don't even try and learn the language.

LEARN MORE THAN THE WORDS YES AND NO, and I'll give you a chance, you Mexicans.

I'm completely OK with people that know both English and Spanish or <insert language here> and can fluently speak in both languages.

 

[Eejit]

Hey, I bet none of them could have been tourists, right?

 

[Asknoone]

Of course not.

 

[Shamrock]

Hey, I bet none of them could have been tourists, right?

You fail to understand that probably 90% of them weren't, and when I had to do a return or sign them up for a Credit Card/All Access Pass. I'd have to continuously say the word address and hand them a pen and paper so they could write it down for me.

Sure some probably were, but Texas is right on the border of Mexico meaning A LOT of them have been there for a while or just crossed over. When I'd ask to see their license, I'd get the same thing. They'd have no idea what I was talking about, and I'd have to get my Spanish speaking manager or another associate to come help me with the transaction.

Especially when their license says TEXAS on it. Hm. I doubt they were tourists.

Bull shit.

 

[VirusType2]

No, it doesn't make any difference what language someone is speaking to someone else in. If I have to communicate with them, then it can create a problem, but this is a pretty rare situation for me.

 

[Asknoone]

If they're Mexicans who crossed the border, yes it bothers me. It's shit that they're allowed to come to this country in the first place illegally and then be allowed to stay and not have to learn OUR language. I'm not upset when they can speak English, but when they've been here for several years and only know the bare minimum of English is complete and utter bullshit.

Next thing you know they will be writing 'dialogue'!

 

[AJ Rimmer]

 

[Shamrock]

This made me lol.

 

[PimpinPenguin]

I have no problem whatsoever. In fact i speak my native language whenever i speak with family it just feels natural. I don't care if there are people around us, if i'm having a private conversation i'll speak in my own lingo they should not be listening in in the first place.

 

[Krynn72]

I still believe there should be one common language that is taught and spoken throughout the entire world. You can keep your own language, but at least learn one that everyone else can understand and speak. Like in Star Wars.

 

[AJ Rimmer]

Nah. Other languages are cool. If you know 'em, speak 'em. It is also how languages develop, so that's good, too.

 

[Vegeta897]

Only Asian is ok.

 

[Calhoun]

I speak my native language all the time and it doesn't bother me a bit. I was certainly filled with curiosity when this German girl at our school held conversations in German with a foreign exchange student from Germany though.

 

[Ennui]

Hey, I bet none of them could have been tourists, right?

Of course not.

Uhh, I don't think you guys quite understand how things are around here with hispanics, especially Mexicans. There are absolute shitloads of them (they recently became a larger minority than blacks) and most of them live here, there are't a whole lot of people in Mexico with the money to come to the US for tourism. Most of them speak very little English (or none).

I don't have a problem with that like Shamrock does, in fact I like the opportunity to practice my admittedly awful Spanish, but you guys look silly with these comments when you clearly have no idea what the social and economic dynamics of the situation are. Most of them are here to work, I encounter them when I was working because I worked at a LAN center and they would come to use the internet and sometimes had little conversations with the ones who knew some English (since my spanish is pretty much purely functional, not really conversational).

 

[Shamrock]

Uhh, I don't think you guys quite understand how things are around here with hispanics, especially Mexicans. There are absolute shitloads of them (they recently became a larger minority than blacks) and most of them live here, there are't a whole lot of people in Mexico with the money to come to the US for tourism. Most of them speak very little English (or none).

I don't have a problem with that like Shamrock does, in fact I like the opportunity to practice my admittedly awful Spanish, but you guys look silly with these comments when you clearly have no idea what the social and economic dynamics of the situation are. Most of them are here to work, I encounter them when I was working because I worked at a LAN center and they would come to use the internet and sometimes had little conversations with the ones who knew some English (since my spanish is pretty much purely functional, not really conversational).

Thank you for backing up a little bit of what I was saying, Ennui.

 

[Maestro]

I ****ing hate all of those chinks spics and negroes that speak in their home tongues here in AMERICA! God damn it English is the official American language and you better learn it!

Shit, I just wanna truss them up like pigs every time I hear some shit like kenyan or japanese or spanish!

Mother****in' unamerican bastards.

 

[AJ Rimmer]

Goddammit, if you move to 'Merica, you learn to speak American!

 

[Hobostomp]

Doesn't bother me at all. In fact, I often get excited and ask what language they're speaking because I love hearing new languages.

 

[xdrive]

When that language is not prominent in your country?


I don't see the fuss, but I know many, many people (Maybe it's just Americans?) Who get grumpy when people speak to their family and friends in a different language.

I'll often hear complaints like "That's rude of them", and "they should speak our language around us".

Which is bullshit, because given the scenario that those people complaining moved to a different country with a different language, they'd still speak to their family in English, because family is personal and the native language is going to be more personal.
Anyways, it's not their business.

So I am curious, does anyone here actually get upset over this?

I find it very rude for someone to talk in a different language to someone else when you are there talking to them.

 

[Asknoone]

Uhh, I don't think you guys quite understand how things are around here with hispanics, especially Mexicans. There are absolute shitloads of them (they recently became a larger minority than blacks) and most of them live here, there are't a whole lot of people in Mexico with the money to come to the US for tourism. Most of them speak very little English (or none).

I don't have a problem with that like Shamrock does, in fact I like the opportunity to practice my admittedly awful Spanish, but you guys look silly with these comments when you clearly have no idea what the social and economic dynamics of the situation are. Most of them are here to work, I encounter them when I was working because I worked at a LAN center and they would come to use the internet and sometimes had little conversations with the ones who knew some English (since my spanish is pretty much purely functional, not really conversational).

I don't think I was talking to either Shamrock or Eejit. I was actually responding to this:

"Does it bother you when people speak their native language?"

To which I replied:

Of course not.

I THINK YOU'RE THE SILLY ONE CHRISTOPHER.

 

[Ennui]

No, you were reinforcing Eejit's sarcastic response to Shamrock, let's not split hairs here

 

[Murray]

Something between sometimes and never I'd say. This sounds mostly like a 'meh' question to me.

 

[Asknoone]

No, you were reinforcing Eejit's sarcastic response to Shamrock, let's not split hairs here

Actually, I wasn't. I don't recall even reading Eejit's response prior to posting that.

 

[Ennui]

Hah, you tricky bastard not reading the thread and fooling me. Sorry for calling you out then

 

[Asknoone]

Well, you know, it's me - I don't blame you for making that assumption. I'm innocent today, though.

 

[VirusType2]

At my last job, ~95/100 people that worked there were Spanish speaking, almost all did not speak any or very little English.

It was difficult to communicate, especially with my bosses, but it wasn't really too bad TBH because they were like masters of hand signals or something.

 

[Raziaar]

Doesn't bother me one damn bit. The people who get upset when people speak another language are usually the same people who get upset when somebody tells them Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas. And it's ****ing ridiculous.

 

[jet_porkins]

I think more people get upset when people say Merry Christmas versus Happy Holidays, rather than the other way around.

 

[Raziaar]

I think more people get upset when people say Merry Christmas versus Happy Holidays, rather than the other way around.

No way.

Man... I had to witness my dad's new wife one time in a blockbuster when we needed to find a power adapter to fix our router. We were leaving, and my dad's new wife was all, "Merry Christmas!" and the store clerk was all, "Happy Holidays!" and my dad's new wife was all, "No, Merry Christmas, we live in America!"

And I was all D:

And you were all... cool story bro.

 

[Sheepo]

That's why I always go with Happy Halloween.

...

I have heard more Russian conversation in the past month than I thought I'd hear in my whole life. And it's awesome, even though I understand none of it.

 

[swan_song1973]

never bothered me. they're doing what's comfortable for them.

 

[VirusType2]

I still believe there should be one common language that is taught and spoken throughout the entire world. You can keep your own language, but at least learn one that everyone else can understand and speak. Like in Star Wars.

Please let it be gangster Ebonics.

I think more people get upset when people say Merry Christmas versus Happy Holidays, rather than the other way around.

This. Not everyone is a Christian, celebrating... Christmas.

 

[PvtRyan]

It really bothers me when people start speaking in some scripting language like Python or Ruby next to me like the bunch of elitist cunts that they are. The only languages you should be allowed to speak in public are C-style languages like C/C#/C++ and Java.

 

[Raziaar]

This. Not everyone is a Christian, celebrating... Christmas.

People who say Happy Holidays don't feel like people saying Merry Christmas is some sort of holy war on their holiday celebrations... unlike the other way around.

 

[Sheepo]

If any one really cares about how they are greeted in winter that much, they're being stupid.

 

[Shamrock]

If any one really cares about how they are greeted in winter that much, they're being stupid.

Happy Festivus!

 

[Escaep]

Uhh, I don't think you guys quite understand how things are around here with hispanics, especially Mexicans. There are absolute shitloads of them (they recently became a larger minority than blacks) and most of them live here, there are't a whole lot of people in Mexico with the money to come to the US for tourism. Most of them speak very little English (or none).

I don't have a problem with that like Shamrock does, in fact I like the opportunity to practice my admittedly awful Spanish, but you guys look silly with these comments when you clearly have no idea what the social and economic dynamics of the situation are. Most of them are here to work, I encounter them when I was working because I worked at a LAN center and they would come to use the internet and sometimes had little conversations with the ones who knew some English (since my spanish is pretty much purely functional, not really conversational).

Basically this. My mom has to deal with hispanics as a labor and delivery nurse, and it is very hard for her to communicate with them because they speak no English at all.

Other than that it really doesn't bother me.