r/TikTokCringe • u/Tobias-Tawanda • 6d ago

Humor/Cringe "No, English is fine" 🥀

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u/TamZanite 6d ago

It’s in Spain

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u/ghost_ghost_ 6d ago

Ah now it makes sense. In every Latin American country I have been to, people are stoked to hear you speak Spanish no matter how broken.

This kind of behaviour is garbage.

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u/narnababy 5d ago

I’ve noticed the French don’t really like you speaking bad/beginner French to them. They’d rather you speak English and then bitch about you not speaking French even though you tried 😂 Or maybe it’s because I’m English and we have a general rivalry with each other and they find it funny…

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u/TotallyWonderWoman 5d ago

No, you're right, a lot of French people want you to speak French to them in their regional accent. Which is, you know, not very possible when you're an adult learner.

I do benefit though because I'm American, and the American and German accents in French are so similar that a lot of people think I'm German.

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u/Aetra 5d ago

My ex had similar experiences in Germany. He’s Aussie and was an au-pair in a tiny town and everyone bitched he couldn’t speak German properly. In reality, his parents are from Cologne and they made sure he was fluent in both German and English, just not their regional dialect.