a lot more understanding of tourists not speaking their language than I bet 90% of English people are.
This has NOT been my experience lol France was the most annoying place I've ever been in in terms of that. Perhaps English are less understanding if you don't know English but at least a lot more people know English. The weird insistence of a lot of French people on just completely ignoring the fact that you don't speak their language despite them obviously knowing English is not something I've seen anywhere else.
I'm probably weird in that the few times I've been abroad, I actually don't like the fact that nearly everyone I interact with speaks English passably. Like, it just reminds me of US imperialism and how US culture just seems to dominate everywhere even of it makes getting around easier. Living in the imperial core can be exhausting, would be nice to be able to (pretend) to get away from it.
This has NOT been my experience lol France was the most annoying place I've ever been in in terms of that. Perhaps English are less understanding if you don't know English but at least a lot more people know English. The weird insistence of a lot of French people on just completely ignoring the fact that you don't speak their language despite them obviously knowing English is not something I've seen anywhere else.
I'm probably weird in that the few times I've been abroad, I actually don't like the fact that nearly everyone I interact with speaks English passably. Like, it just reminds me of US imperialism and how US culture just seems to dominate everywhere even of it makes getting around easier. Living in the imperial core can be exhausting, would be nice to be able to (pretend) to get away from it.
OK if you ever come to Greece I'll make sure to shout weird Greek you don't understand right into your face :Care-Comrade:
Lol I just want my Esperanto so we can all speak a common language
ΠΟΛΥ ΑΡΓΑ ΕΧΩ ΗΔΗ ΑΡΧΙΣΕΙ ΚΑΙ ΔΕΝ ΜΠΟΡΕΙΣ ΝΑ ΜΕ ΣΤΑΜΑΤΗΣΕΙΣ