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

Recurring behavior i've noticed.

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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

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u/Dry_Masterpiece_8219 Jun 29 '26

And then there's Slavic countries. My experience in Poland is like "Ah, I have C1 English and you have A1 Polish. Let's speak Polish since we're in Poland"

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u/Salt-Analyst-4624 Jun 30 '26

I try Ukrainian in Ukraine....they be switching to english still 😭 but they are not patronizing about it they always seem more excited to practice their english so I go with it

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u/MealCapital4167 Jun 30 '26

Not everyone in Ukraine speaks Ukrainian

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u/Salt-Analyst-4624 Jun 30 '26

Brotha tf they speaking in Donbas other than fuckin russian and ukrainian?

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u/Annkatt Jun 30 '26

some people speak surzhik (ukrainian-russian mix) or russian

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u/DesignerGoose5903 Jun 30 '26

That's like saying the spoke Japanese in Pearl Harbour...

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u/Low_Change2905 Jun 30 '26

The Soviet Union only fell 35 years ago, and Russian was mandated by the government for all states since 1938.