What should I do if the person I am job shadowing has sort of that axcent(sp?) where when they speak english it's kind of hard to understand them. I'm not racist...I have many friends that are hispanic but you know how there are some people who have sort of that spanish axcent with what they say and it's sort of hard to understand them. I'm going to feel stupid if I can't understand what he or she is saying for my job shadowing opprotunity(sp?)_
2007-01-07 23:15:16 · 3 answers · asked by SweetCocoaAngel 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Not understanding someone because of his accent doesn't make you racist or stupid! I'm French and sometimes I have a hard time understanding French speakers from Canada or Africa, and the same happens in Spanish: I live in Spain and I'm fluent in Spanish, but I have a hard time understanding people from Argentina or Cuba... when you don't understand someone just ask them so speak more slowly, I don't think anybody should feel offended!
2007-01-07 23:28:34 · answer #1 · answered by El Emigrante 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't understand why you felt the need to get defensive about possibly being accused of being racist. Not being able to understand someone isn't racist. Hell, I speak spanish and I have a hard time understanding Spaniards.
If you don't know what they're saying, ask. It's better to ask and feel like a fool for a minute, than to not ask and to be a fool indefinitely.
As long as you ask nicely, and don't have a snobbish attitude about it, it won't be a big deal at all.
2007-01-07 23:18:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a number of approaches of expressing this. No hablo español bien. Mi español es mal. Hablo español mal. Normally, any Spanish-talking man or woman with whom you're talking will mechanically deny what you have got simply stated. I doubt that their praises will pass on your head, however do not give up looking to upgrade your talking skills, some thing the case. It will open up such a lot of home windows of possibility to you for interacting with different humans. Native Spanish-audio system, mainly folks that have now not but been in a position to be trained English, will even have the entire extra appreciate for you.
2016-09-03 18:05:09 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋