Do you talk about the locals in English assuming they can't understand you
2007-02-08 07:37:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Oh my god, yes! I always do that. Even if they know a bit of English and can understand I then start using big complicated words to throw them off.
It's more fun that way. :-)
2007-02-08 07:44:34 · answer #1 · answered by Mandy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on which country you are in. For instance I was in the philippines for two years, many speak English. Since when I started living there I didn't know the language I had no choice to speak anything but English. But after a while I could converse a bit in Tagalog. Depends on the situation and the country.
2007-02-08 15:46:40 · answer #2 · answered by bsoundog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I live in Morocco and I let my husband speak for me most of the time. They speak Moroccan Arabic and French here, and I use the few words I do know whenever I can. There are some here who know a little English and love to try to speak with me, and I always let them.
2007-02-08 15:49:56 · answer #3 · answered by ♥ terry g ♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you know everyone talks about the locals in english assuming they won't understand and funnily enough, they speak english.
once i went to france(i can't speak french) i went up to this man(he was french) and asked him directions to the hotel(i was in deisney land) i thought he didn't speak english(he did) so i was shouting "Where is the hotel?" at the top of my lungs. the man thought i was crazy. he then(after a minute of me screaming) told me ing fluent english the directions to the hotel. lol. cringe!!!
also. i speak urdu(i'm not fluent though) and if i want to talk about someone or swear and there are adults or teachers near i will swear in urdu!!!!!!
2007-02-08 15:43:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I talk in English because that is all I know
2007-02-08 15:42:30 · answer #5 · answered by Dairy Fairy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes ,if I don't know their language I try to talk about the locals or anything else in English because thats the internaional language !
2007-02-08 15:42:57 · answer #6 · answered by Mysterious 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I then talk some other language. Say i am in the USA, if i want to talk bad about someone in another room, i will talk Dutch.
2007-02-08 15:41:10 · answer #7 · answered by DARIA. - JOINED MAY 2006 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, i usually try to learn the language of the country i am going to visit, before visiting. not fluently, just a few words so i can communicate & not be completely ignorant towards them.
2007-02-08 16:03:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NEVER! I hate it when Spanish speakers do that, it's so rude!
It's not like you can grow up in a bordering state and not comprehend some words. Major pet peeve.
2007-02-08 15:41:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i live in germany and try to speak german but most people speak english anyway
2007-02-08 15:40:34 · answer #10 · answered by A R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋