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Do U get offended when people.... Do u get offended when people(who know English) talk in another language around U?
I work at a place that has a lot of different Nationalities. The thing that bothers me is when I'm in a room with people who know English...choose to speak in another Language. It's no big deal, but it seems kinda rude sometimes. Especially when there's a bunch of laughing going on. U never know if they're talking about U. Am I the only one that is bothered by this?? | |
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I can understand why, but I'm not really bothered. You here it a lot here, and you get used to it. | |
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Bishop31 said: Do u get offended when people(who know English) talk in another language around U?
It bothers me as well like they are talking about me with me sitting there. It happens a lot with Spanish speaking people when I'm on the bus or train. For whatever reason, they assume we all don't speak or understand Spanish and I do. I work at a place that has a lot of different Nationalities. The thing that bothers me is when I'm in a room with people who know English...choose to speak in another Language. It's no big deal, but it seems kinda rude sometimes. Especially when there's a bunch of laughing going on. U never know if they're talking about U. Am I the only one that is bothered by this??  | |
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I've been doing it to brush up on my Spanish. I will say a few things and conversate in the language to a native speaker and she really helps me out.
I'm trying to be so un fireable it's insane. But I think it's fun. Learning a new language is fun too. Ask them a few definitions of words n stuff. It may stop u from feeling left out. | |
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Bishop31 said: Do u get offended when people(who know English) talk in another language around U?
I work at a place that has a lot of different Nationalities. The thing that bothers me is when I'm in a room with people who know English...choose to speak in another Language. It's no big deal, but it seems kinda rude sometimes. Especially when there's a bunch of laughing going on. U never know if they're talking about U. Am I the only one that is bothered by this?? It doesn't bother me. If someone is not brave enough to say it to my face, then I don't give a rats ass. I got better things to do than to worry if somone is talking about me in a language I can't understand. "Always blessings, never losses......"
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No... I'm more intrigued and wished I could speak the damned language
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it only bothered me when i worked in a store and tourists would come in trying to ask me questions in other languages, and get frustrated when i had no idea what they were trying to ask me.
it didn't help that my job was selling fine arts painting mediums, which isn't exactly a universal language to begin with. | |
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wat zegt hij ? | |
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Bishop31 said: Do u get offended when people(who know English) talk in another language around U?
I work at a place that has a lot of different Nationalities. The thing that bothers me is when I'm in a room with people who know English...choose to speak in another Language. It's no big deal, but it seems kinda rude sometimes. Especially when there's a bunch of laughing going on. U never know if they're talking about U. Am I the only one that is bothered by this?? i talk pig latin around folks all the time | |
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Anxiety said: it only bothered me when i worked in a store and tourists would come in trying to ask me questions in other languages, and get frustrated when i had no idea what they were trying to ask me.
You would have understood my mother. She would speak louder and louder til you said yes or your head exploded
Oh and it doesn't bother me at all. | |
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Mein ist der echt Bishop31, inst der huffein mein das bundeslingen fachter!
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BlueZebra said: wat zegt hij ?
Bishop31? No way! | |
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mcmeekle said: Mein ist der echt Bishop31, inst der huffein mein das bundeslingen fachter!
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Es-ce que cette phrase te faches? | |
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From my experience I think that when folks do that it's really only because they're more comfortable speaking in their native language. I don't think it has anything to do with trying to make someone else uncomfortable. It would be different if you invited a few people out to lunch and they all started conversing in a language you didn't understand, but if it's just around work or whereever then I'd bet that was the reason.
It doesn't bother me. Just makes me wish I could speak another language. Damn American schools.  | |
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PANDURITO said: BlueZebra said: wat zegt hij ?
Bishop31? No way! Eu estou dizendo  | |
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PANDURITO said: Anxiety said: it only bothered me when i worked in a store and tourists would come in trying to ask me questions in other languages, and get frustrated when i had no idea what they were trying to ask me.
You would have understood my mother. She would speak louder and louder til you said yes or your head exploded
Oh and it doesn't bother me at all. a couple of times i had to just end up putting a big bottle of lascaux painting medium in their hands. it was the most expensive painting medium we sold and it came in a sexy looking bottle. i never got any return complaints! | |
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PANDURITO said: mcmeekle said: Mein ist der echt Bishop31, inst der huffein mein das bundeslingen fachter!
Ist der Bishop31 mit der flugein unt der huffein mit donkey. | |
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Anxiety said: PANDURITO said: You would have understood my mother. She would speak louder and louder til you said yes or your head exploded
Oh and it doesn't bother me at all. a couple of times i had to just end up putting a big bottle of lascaux painting medium in their hands. it was the most expensive painting medium we sold and it came in a sexy looking bottle. i never got any return complaints! | |
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hokie said: From my experience I think that when folks do that it's really only because they're more comfortable speaking in their native language. I don't think it has anything to do with trying to make someone else uncomfortable. It would be different if you invited a few people out to lunch and they all started conversing in a language you didn't understand, but if it's just around work or whereever then I'd bet that was the reason.
It doesn't bother me. Just makes me wish I could speak another language. Damn American schools. بدء التعلم | |
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Anxiety said: PANDURITO said: You would have understood my mother. She would speak louder and louder til you said yes or your head exploded
Oh and it doesn't bother me at all. a couple of times i had to just end up putting a big bottle of lascaux painting medium in their hands. it was the most expensive painting medium we sold and it came in a sexy looking bottle. i never got any return complaints! double post edit [Edited 6/18/08 15:10pm] | |
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hokie said: We saw you the first time | |
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PANDURITO said: hokie said: We saw you the first time
Stupid org....  | |
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PANDURITO said: hokie said: We saw you the first time i think she posted it in pig latin the second time. | |
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PANDURITO said: hokie said: We saw you the first time  | |
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BlueZebra said: hokie said: From my experience I think that when folks do that it's really only because they're more comfortable speaking in their native language. I don't think it has anything to do with trying to make someone else uncomfortable. It would be different if you invited a few people out to lunch and they all started conversing in a language you didn't understand, but if it's just around work or whereever then I'd bet that was the reason.
It doesn't bother me. Just makes me wish I could speak another language. Damn American schools. بدء التعلم 
OK, what does it mean?  | |
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Anxiety said: PANDURITO said: We saw you the first time i think she posted it in pig latin the second time.
uck fay ou yay nx Ay | |
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BlueZebra said: PANDURITO said: We saw you the first time 
Belgians! | |
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