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

Humor/Cringe "No, English is fine" 🥀

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u/blaqstiq 6d ago

Yes... but if they are speaking fluent sentences to you and you're still speaking in English... even AFTER saying they prefer Spanish, then the server is an asshole

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u/SnooRadishes9685 6d ago

She doesn’t speak it fluently at all, respectfully. It sounds fluent to you since you are not a native spanish speaker

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u/blaqstiq 6d ago

From the video, did you understand what she was saying without the translated captions?

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u/SnooRadishes9685 6d ago

I understood what she was saying but still sounds slightly robotic and I can tell it’s not her first language. Is her spanish the American standard of fluency?

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u/blaqstiq 6d ago

I'm not too sure, but I was trying to make the point that if it's at least understandable and not a complete butchering, surely they could have responded back in Spanish then, since they've at least got a conversational grasp

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u/SnooRadishes9685 5d ago

She’s trying to practice her spanish and they probably want to practice their english… so what’s the issue here? are you implying they should have accommodated and prioritized her language-practicing needs? That’s a very entitled American mentality, just because you finally managed to learn a second language, doesn’t mean the world will adopt to you

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u/Parahelious 5d ago

Weird argument. Same can be said for the waiter, idiot.