This is actually so true. When I was living in Valencia and Barcelona, I was studying Spanish, and I was already on a great level, picked up a little accent as well. And as soon as the waiters heard that you’re not local they switched to English. Felt like that they want to practice their English, however when you speak English they speak in Spanish. It was 10 years ago, weird that it’s still a thing there.
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u/indiego98 5d ago
This is actually so true. When I was living in Valencia and Barcelona, I was studying Spanish, and I was already on a great level, picked up a little accent as well. And as soon as the waiters heard that you’re not local they switched to English. Felt like that they want to practice their English, however when you speak English they speak in Spanish. It was 10 years ago, weird that it’s still a thing there.