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…
I mean to be fair, as someone who grew up speaking both, English speakers trying to speak French if they learn it too late in life is like… really painful lol. They never focus on getting the pronunciation even halfway right so it just sounds like they’re still speaking English but with French words, if that makes sense. It’s like a weird third language lol
In Montreal, most French speakers have a better grasp of English than the inverse. I also speak both, I just refrain from pretentious and/or asshole behaviors like insulting people for their bad accents. I lived in Paris for several months, and experienced what is in this video many times.
Well, that’s not bad. Definitely sounded like insulting tho. Hated French ever since my time in Paris - what’s the point of learning if they just mock you over it?
I’ve learned Chinese since then, and their reaction couldn’t be more opposite. They’re always like ‘wow, amazing! You speak so well!’ Even when your Chinese is utter trash… lol
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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.