• Tramdan
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    1 day ago

    I went to a party while I was living in The Netherlands. Everybody else at the party was Dutch. They spent the entire evening speaking to each other in English for my benefit.

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        20 hours ago

        So fucking hard trying to learn Dutch when I was working over there, everyone switched to English on me as soon as I started speaking.

        Weaponized politeness.

        • Tessellecta@feddit.nl
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          7 hours ago

          It’s not weaponized politeness. It’s a love for efficient communication; everyone speaks English, so why not use it.

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            7 hours ago

            Weaponized efficiency

            I know it’s not meant to be shitty in any way it was just one of the funnier frustrations I had, I was genuinely trying to learn the language lmao

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            8 hours ago

            If you try speaking their native language, they can definitely tell by your accent, though.

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              8 hours ago

              yeah,I got a turkish accent. also, unless you’re SUUUPER anglo, people can just tell you have an accent, not a specific accent.