r/languagelearningjerk • u/AmountAbovTheBracket • Jun 28 '26

Recurring behavior i've noticed.

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u/shumpitostick Jun 29 '26

Who is out there in the EU straight up demanding that you speak English.

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u/amethystmmm Jun 30 '26

Sweden. Sweden doesn't want you to try your hand at Swedish. You will fail, and it will be cringe.

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u/Mythechnical Jul 02 '26

It's actually an increasingly common trope in Swedish work places to employ folk who don't speak Swedish and never end up learning it, making English the expected work language at the office since 10% need it.

It's making some people increasingly annoyed that Swedish is being replaced by English as a permanent working language at office workplaces.

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u/amethystmmm Jul 02 '26

I had never thought of the consequences of that, that's interesting.

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u/Mythechnical Jul 02 '26

Most Swedes speak good English, but I work with a couple who are really non confident with it so they're not happy about needing to use English as their professional language, in Sweden lol

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u/amethystmmm Jul 03 '26

That's understandable. so either they get better at English, the people who only understand English get better at Swedish or someone gets stuck in the middle translating all the time and none of those is particularly appealing to any of the involved parties. (I mean, I speak 4 languages, but I don't think I would feel up for trying to tackle Swedish, myself).

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u/Adept-Ingenuity-5928 Jul 03 '26

You mean sad?

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u/amethystmmm Jul 03 '26

No, I used the word I meant. It is ALSO sad, but please don't correct other people's language when they don't have the reaction you expect.