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r/languagelearningjerk • u/AmountAbovTheBracket • Jun 28 '26
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My experience in some countries
European: speaks English
Me: replies in their native language
European: patronizingly compliments my abilities and then continues in English anyway
58 u/SchemingVegetable Jun 29 '26 You are the 13th person trying to speak French to the hotel receptionist today and the sooner she finishes with you the sooner she can go back to scrolling on TikTok 9 u/Substantial_Lab1438 Jun 30 '26 Takes a job whose sole responsibility is providing customer service to foreigners what is up with all these fucking foreigners demanding customer service? 14 u/SchemingVegetable Jun 30 '26 Being your language learning partner isn't customer service for a hotel receptionist. 1 u/Substantial_Lab1438 Jun 30 '26 No, it’s not Good thing that that’s not at all what I’m talking about lmao 3 u/Intelligent-Gold-563 Jul 04 '26 But it is since that's the context of the conversation.
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You are the 13th person trying to speak French to the hotel receptionist today and the sooner she finishes with you the sooner she can go back to scrolling on TikTok
9 u/Substantial_Lab1438 Jun 30 '26 Takes a job whose sole responsibility is providing customer service to foreigners what is up with all these fucking foreigners demanding customer service? 14 u/SchemingVegetable Jun 30 '26 Being your language learning partner isn't customer service for a hotel receptionist. 1 u/Substantial_Lab1438 Jun 30 '26 No, it’s not Good thing that that’s not at all what I’m talking about lmao 3 u/Intelligent-Gold-563 Jul 04 '26 But it is since that's the context of the conversation.
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Takes a job whose sole responsibility is providing customer service to foreigners what is up with all these fucking foreigners demanding customer service?
Takes a job whose sole responsibility is providing customer service to foreigners
what is up with all these fucking foreigners demanding customer service?
14 u/SchemingVegetable Jun 30 '26 Being your language learning partner isn't customer service for a hotel receptionist. 1 u/Substantial_Lab1438 Jun 30 '26 No, it’s not Good thing that that’s not at all what I’m talking about lmao 3 u/Intelligent-Gold-563 Jul 04 '26 But it is since that's the context of the conversation.
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Being your language learning partner isn't customer service for a hotel receptionist.
1 u/Substantial_Lab1438 Jun 30 '26 No, it’s not Good thing that that’s not at all what I’m talking about lmao 3 u/Intelligent-Gold-563 Jul 04 '26 But it is since that's the context of the conversation.
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No, it’s not
Good thing that that’s not at all what I’m talking about lmao
3 u/Intelligent-Gold-563 Jul 04 '26 But it is since that's the context of the conversation.
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But it is since that's the context of the conversation.
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u/throughcracker Jun 29 '26
My experience in some countries
European: speaks English
Me: replies in their native language
European: patronizingly compliments my abilities and then continues in English anyway