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Being a resident of France I have to say that French people are the opposite of that. Same for Japanese people. The only people who get genuinely excited as you
by curiousgal 6y ago
Being a resident of France I have to say that French people are the opposite of that. Same for Japanese people. The only people who get genuinely excited as you butcher their language are Arabic speakers I've noticed.
- mattigames 6y agoI hate that, how are they supposed to improve their language level if not by trying to speak it.
- darkerside 6y agoYeah, I think the intent of the phrase is to convey the condescending attitude you might encounter, but expressed it in a subtle way. Maybe too subtle!
- superasn 6y agoSame for Indian people. Everyone gets super excited when foreigners speak even one single sentence in Hindi.
- toast0 6y agoAs a tourist in Paris about 10 years ago, I felt I had better interactions when I butchered the language and then switched to english after the person I was speaking with did, than when I just started off in english. I only knew a handful of phrases though, so anything off script and I was pretty lost.