Does It Irritate You When You Are On Holiday And You Ask Do You Speak English?
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The majority of native English speakers cannot speak any language but their own........ I let that be their own problem, not mine.\n\nI'm Dutch and I'm happy that I learned to speak more than one language.
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I'm guessing that you're a foreigner or just stupid. Please use grammar...
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When you speak correct English then .... maybe.
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Speak/write in the "English" language and someone might/will answer whatever you attempted to ask?!?!
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LOL No. It's an every day occurrence where I live. The town I live in is extremely multi-cultural. The people are from very diverse cultural backgrounds, and there are people around here who speak a myriad of languages. Most of them speak at least a little English too, but when they are together in groups, they speak their native language, and why not?  They aren't talking to me, so why would I care what language they are speaking?
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Yes it drives me nucking futs!!!! Esppecially when I have already heard them speak english...It seems as though they are talking about youu.... Kida rude if you ask me
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English -- what's your REAL question?
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You better if you're in my country. Learn the language or leave
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Ok, I believe that the speaker that does not make the effort to even mildly understand the local language when abroad is in fact, an arrogant dumbass that expects the environment to cater to his or her needs. \n\nIt does get complicated when referring to the English language, because of its global use, but people should not think that because they speak English, every other country & culture have to imperatively provide a translation.
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honey tell me do u really kno english come on...i cant make out wat u wana say or ask??
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Why should we be annoyed? English is not the only language in the world! Nor is it the most widely spoken.\n\nI notice that you have asked at least one question in a language that befits your name, which is a very pretty French one.\n\nI suspect that you are playing Devil's Advocate ;)
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can you put that in english?
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Hi ! I'm from France....but i understand english...So sometimes, i go to the UK&Ireland Q&A. It's great because i had a question about the english language noone could answer here in France...:-)\nHave fun !
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Is you be?  Is you know English?  If it's infact a language barrier, I appologize.  Otherwise, you is just whack.  Methinks, you might understand that.
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I'm curious about how these people express their irritation, or how you know they are irritated if you don't speak Spanish.\n\nI wouldn't be mad if I went to another place and didn't know how to speak the language.  However, the culture shock and homesickness would be powerful, I'm sure.
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Are you serious? What is your native language?
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I think it would be rude if you are with adults.  I know your wife means well but I guess it depends on how your wife does it.  I teach students that speak English as a Second Language.  A strategy that we are taught is to not come out and say, that's not how you say it.  What we are supposed to do, since they make many grammar mistakes is to repeat what they have said in the correct way.  For example, if a student says I runned to school this morning, I am supposed to repeat with something like: Oh really, you RAN all the way here? Who ran with you?\nThe kids don't feel bad when they've made the mistake.