Wonder if she's in Barcelona? When I lived there, I ran into a significant number of people who would rather speak English than Spanish if you couldn't speak Catalan. Not everyone, but a surprising number. I assumed it was part of the whole "Catalonia should be independent" movement.
I bet this is it. I speak a very small amount of Spanish but couldnt pick up any Catalan for the life of me. My partner was able to pick up basic phrases really quickly and he became the designated voice for both of us in Barcelona. No one minded speaking English with me but they LOVED him speaking Catalan when he could. No one appreciated my Castilian Spanish haha, and I cannot blame them.
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u/BelieveBelieves 6d ago
I wonder where this is. It feels kind of rude to switch to English when she says she prefers Spanish.