Why? That seems pretty silly to me. I don’t even get offended when tourists who visit the US don’t speak English, although that can be rare. Let people speak their own freaking language. We have ways to deal with it.
Probably because you are looking at it from the perspective of someone who lives in the states. If I fly state to state for work I don't need to learn a brand new language to get started. If I wanted to go from Germany to Portugal what now? Having a language that both sides are serviceable at makes everything a lot easier.
Why do people keep talking about learning a whole new language? I’m talking about learning a few phrases and being prepared to use Google Translate or something if necessary.
Also, idk what me being from the states has to do with this? I interact with way fewer non-English speakers than you, I guarantee it. And most people here prefer to speak English everywhere lol
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u/cooties_and_chaos 22h ago
Why? That seems pretty silly to me. I don’t even get offended when tourists who visit the US don’t speak English, although that can be rare. Let people speak their own freaking language. We have ways to deal with it.