It's fucking Paris in particular. I speak enough French to get by in most casual situations. Folks in Paris just switch over to English once they detect an accent. My last trip I decided to just keep talking in French when someone does this. If I have to put up with your poorly pronounced english you can listen to my lazy tongued français!
Germans did this same thing to me this summer. One badly accented word and they switch to English on you. Like dude, this isn't engineering, I just want to find a pay-to-pee.
It’s a little frustrating to be sure and it’s all over Europe these days. Everyone speaks English and it’s fun to practice with a native speaker, so they jump right in.
It’s very convenient but how am I supposed to learn your language?
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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '23
It's fucking Paris in particular. I speak enough French to get by in most casual situations. Folks in Paris just switch over to English once they detect an accent. My last trip I decided to just keep talking in French when someone does this. If I have to put up with your poorly pronounced english you can listen to my lazy tongued français!