Why do you think that when somebody is speaking in a language you don't understand, they are talking about you
401747
I think it's because people are basically egocentric.  Also self-preservation is rather high on the list of the instincts.
630055
It is rude to speak a language that not everyone present can understand.  This is especially true if you are trying to run a business.  Why would you want to alienate your customers like that?  Also, when someone speaks a foreign language in front of you and then start to laugh the person will think you are laughing at them.  Just because you can doesn't mean you should.  Be respectful to everyone.\n\nAlso, everyone on here is basically saying that it is ok to speak a language other than English in front of an English only speaker.  When I worked retail I had many, many people who came in who spoke English just fine but demanded that someone come to speak to them in Spanish.  They called us racist if we didn't have someone to do that.  Why isn't it racist for someone to speak a foreign language in front of an English language speaker?  I would be more willing to accept it if it were the same rules for everyone.
576987
It is rude to speak a langauge around anyone who does not know it without including them from time to time. If theya re able to of course. You cna't expect them to translate to you if they don't know your language well enough. \n\nIt has a lot to do with their insecurities, but also is plain and simple ettiqutte. People act as though they weren't raised by a mother. It's a shame.
482908
Maybe if you reminded them that profanity is a crutch for conversational cripples they would be more aware of their language. If it continues then it's obviously a fact that these people are quite illiterate.
173106
As a child if I ever made fun of someone speaking with an accent, my mother would remind me that that person is smarter than you, they can speak at least two languages.\n\nAlso we must remember, that at one point most of our ancestors were from another country and also had an accent.\nif they could speak the english at all.\n\nAs for me I generally welcome people from other nations.\n\nPeople who do not in my opinion are simply ignorant.
646502
Because they don't understand English in Mexico, So the Mexican want you to speak Mexican-Spanish to them. Next time pretend you don't speak Spanish.
750629
Hmm, kind of like this?  "Why do people correct you and then say exactly what you were saying?"\n\nMaybe they are trying to help you learn grammar, spelling, and syntax.  Just a thought.
660845
It might be the lack of thought prior to engaging ones mouth followed by the reflection of what was just actually said.  THINK FIRST!!!
1157270
I don't know, couldn't understand what you were saying.
636074
Ignore it. Some folks think it's not your right to speak your native language because it means they can't understand what you say - even when it's none of their business!\n\nAnother solution would be to abruptly switch into English and say something (indirectly) that will startle them into more appropriate behavior. I've been in the reverse of this situation - people speaking badly about me in Spanish when they don't know I speak it (not fluently, but well enough to make myself understood), but if I say something in Spanish during a pause in the conversation, they'll usually apologize or stop treating me like I'm dumb. \n\nMy suggestion would be to switch into English and say something like "look at that woman's dress, I love that color." That shows that 1) you're not speaking badly about them, 2) you ARE aware that there are other people around you, and 3) you're not stupid (this is an unfortunate but true assumption of many Americans who don't speak Spanish and hear someone else speaking it). It almost always works for me when going in reverse (switching from English to Spanish)!
978096
I think as the question was asked in a country I would have answered as you did.  Perhaps the asker of this question meant something different from the way the question reads.  Perhaps the askers does not have a firm grasp of the English language.
365181
How we feel about languages usually depends on how we feel about the people who use those languages.
20448
English doesn't make sense, that's why.
732115
Oh, no. Since I came to this country I realized that. Even some Anglos asked me, the foreigner how to say something in their language. After that it is difficult to surprise me
745617
A result of a poor understanding of the English language. Someone hears one example and 'thinks' they understand it, only to misuse it later on. The closer those nuances are between them, the more the misuse is propagated.
672826
maybe because they speak english
526838
I'm sure your not the only one but u are talking about two kind of people which are very different from each other: \n\n1. people who can't learn English . so i wonder why would anyone feel bothered by people who can not learn??? do u also feel annoyed by people who can't learn other things??? well i know a person mentally not capable of learning another language and can't even formulate a sentence making  sense in his own language . should i feel bothered by this person or should i feel sorry for him and try to help him not because of his incapacity but because he is a human being?? .\n\n2. people who choose not to learn English . well about this kind of people i think this people are making a huge mistake . the English language is the most important language in the world just like Spanish is the second most important . in my opinion anyone who chooses not to learn any of the two having the capacity to do it  is making a huge mistake . \n\nabout people looking for a job and not finding it because they do not speak spanish , perhaps they were not hired because of their bad grammar and not because of they not speaking another language .