My Experience In France,Italy And Spain

I experienced the same thing in these 3 countries.They totally ignored me when I spoke in English. It was definitely not because they have a poor command of the English language.

I got fed up and started speaking in Malay as I'm a Malay Muslim lady from Singapore.The minute I started speaking in Malay,they started speaking to me in English!So in my heart,I was like,you can speak English after all!

What kind of attitude is that?!I get it that you're proud of your language and expect people to speak it.I think French,Italian and Spanish are beautiful languages but I don't speak them!

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EuphoricTurtle · 41-45, M

Your experience in three non-english countries is suprise at people not instantly responding to you speaking english to them? 🤨

IHTBY · 46-50, F

@EuphoricTurtle Obviously they can but ignored me.That's the point.They started speaking in English the minute I speak in Malay which was my way of "forcing" them to speak English.

EuphoricTurtle · 41-45, M

@IHTBY There are subtleties. What I can tell you is that I'm Portuguese and I would probably not instantly respond to someone who I felt assumed I should speak english.

That being said, I'm sorry you had a hard time.

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