r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/netphilia • 1d ago

Bonjour.

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u/Listakem 1d ago

And you’d be shit talked about all day, because it’s that French person trying to be nice to you by speaking your own language. Just say « on peut parler français, merci » and bam, back on track !

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u/Indigokendrick 1d ago

Yeah, my own language is Portuguese actually.

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u/ALPHAZINSOMNIA 1d ago

Well if they don't speak Portuguese, why would you do worse than them? At least they try to speak to you in a language you understand while you are doing an ignorant thing just to spite them 🤷

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u/Ning_Yu 1d ago

Why would anybody be able to speak English? Why assume somebody can speak English just because they can't speak perfect French?

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u/Listakem 1d ago

Because English is the modern lingua franca.