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Why do English speakers feel so attacked when people speak a language other than English?
| Probably
| They don't feel attacked, they just pretend to be attacked to piss people like you, OP.
| English is a universal language. So most of the English language first ppl are butthurt. Except the Otakus and Weebs or Koreebs
| >>267248 English is in no way a universal language. For example it's phonlogy can be inaccessible to certain people, which is why nips usually can't make L noises.
| Because they can't listen in to the other converstions
| It's not just English speakers, if you speak a language that is the dominant language of any area, whether it be an app, game, or country, people will think you're rude for not having the decency to speak the correct language.
| Usually it's just that other people can speak English to make it easier and more people understand it, but I don't mind if people speak other languages
| Like I live in Spain and I went to France with my Spanish friends and he met this girl, but they don't speak Spanish and french but they kind of know English so they spoke English together instead of their native tongues
| I think it's probably a mix of pride and alienation. American definitely have this obnoxious attitude of "we're better than everyone else, we're the best, etc etc" and seeing people speak a different language probably either makes them feel left out, so to say, or they look down on them. Now don't get me wrong, not everyone is like this. This is just what I think part of the reason could be
| Because 'murika is too lazy to learn new languages so everyone else should speak theirs.
| That too, Americans definitely feel like that too. It's like I said, that stupid pride. It makes Americans feel like the rest of the world needs to learn our culture and language. I've actually seen people give dirty looks to people speaking something other than english, and once me and my friend were trying to help a Spanish speaking person, and we kept getting looks from people.
| I'm not sure if all of America is like this, but it's pretty annoying when people look down on me for speaking Spanish. Like no stfu, I spent time and effort to learn Spanish, which is more than you'll ever do.
| And I can't say if it's the same for other languages, because I haven't seen much of any others except Spanish and indian
| >>267284 What does "correct language" even mean? If the intended audience can understand you, that's all you need.
If you're in a bus talking to your friend and you both speak a different language to a stranger sitting behind you, what does it matter?
| Well, english is a well known language, im spanish and I'm sick of so many spanish people not being able to speak english properly, it just makes things so much easier holy shit.
| Because it stresses english people out since they can't understand. I was talking with a new co-worker recently and she told me she understands some spanish (we work with spanish speaker s) but after that she is clueless. Then she says that they should learn english. Personally though i think everyone should learn the basics of every dominant language. Don't just be a lazy shit and expect evetuone else to do work for you.
| They feel attacked because they're uptight and get offended over anything different than what they're used to
| >>267545
Ok, shit. Words are weird.
I mean you're talking to each other with a different language, which happens to be a language unfamiliar to said stranger.
| >>267584
If you value your life don't learn Chinese, everyone will want to hire you but your life will become hell.
English, Spanish and some other language are useful tho.
| because they stupid
| I am not a native English speaker but I still find it kinda rude. I mean, isn't it kinda ducking annoying when two brain dead Poles or Russians start talking in a language nobody understands in a videogame or a message board? On the other hand, English people aren't much better. I HATE their mentality of "Yo I refuse to learn any language, everybody should learn mine"
| It sucks when you have to play games with randoms who speak in their language with each other and ignore you even if they are a majority. Boards and forums are fine unless it's a violation or there's a separate subcategory for that.
| It's not being butthurt. Let's say for example, that you're playing an MMORPG. You join a server that clearly states "English" or something like that as the language. But instead, you find people talking in a language you don't understand, making it difficult to get around or communicate. It's the feeling of alienation.
| >shitspeakers come onto an English service
>no one understands them
I don't know you tell me why.
| Because we feel left out. And being the lingua franca of a major country, it reminds us we're not the center of the universe.
| It's ill mannered. When I'm around a friend who doesn't speak Portuguese I make an effort to speak English with friends who can. Even though it would be easier.
Imagine when you stumble upon a group of friends. And they have their own inside jokes and sayings, then you try to be friends with them and it doesn't work.
Same with language. Unless they are like terrible with English.
| Хуй его знает ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
| i think they get offended because people call them lazy and arrogant just because they don't bend over backwards learning every language to accomadate foreigners. if you emmigrate to a new country you are expected to learn its official language. why should all the locals change for someone new?
| Because they think they are the center of the friking universe and cannot tolerate people that cannot be understood
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| >>269502 W H O I S T A L K I N G A B O U T I M M I G R A T I O N H E R E ? read the whole thread again, slowly. And yeah in my experience online people seems to get offended for free when I'm talking another language, there were times in WoW for example that I was talking to a friend in portuguese to her and to her only, and some blokes out of the blue became so offended. And yeah, I've rarely seen some dumb american learning other languages,they usually looks down on it.
| I am Russian and I use the language of the community I'm in. I just hate it when the whole conversation is English but that one guy barges in and posts hola tapas avocado taco que batisto.
Like, what for? It's just like trolling and shitposting. I think that's the real reason for most people, not some "insecure" bullshit from berkeley gender studies.
| They on mass, don't. I and millions of other English natives don't mind if you speak otherwise on the bus.
It's just rude though to do it when out with a group of friends that don't speak that language.
If you're talking about the internet, it would depend on context. Don't do it in your community of close friends online, it's fine in voice chats for the most part otherwise.
| I had this situation last night where I didn't understand the other guy because he didn't speak English. I was in no way angry. However I was mostly concerned that I was unable to figure out what he was asking me and he was stressed. which made me look uncomfortable but not angry. I sincerely wanted to help him..
| >>269662 point still stands. if you're in a predominantly english speaking game or website then why would you try to talk in other languages. chances are people think you're mocking them in a language they cant understand, because americans are stupid and mockable. danger/u/ has its own threads for russian speakers, why should any other site be different?
| So basically English speakers are so self centered that they MUST understand everything people are saying and if they don’t thats bad and they need to change.
| But I do agree that if you’re playing a game that needs communication you need to speak the same language
| >>269883 Maybe the point of being understand IF you are talking to the person, if not you are not obligated to speak in their language I think. And the part of immigration was total bullocks, since no one was talking about it, and no one normal disagree that if you are moving to anotver country you should speak that place language, it's pretty basic stuff, and the guy went all /pol/ out of blue with no need, a little bit more of time he would be talking about (((some conspiracy)))
| >>269857 I'm French and to me It's basic respect to speak English when a non-French person is in our group of friends. Yeah, I don't have to, but how would the other person feel?
Honestly if someone language blocks you, in my mind it's on purpose and disrespectful. No excuses.
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| It's just people man. Doesn't matter what culture it's is, some people just love to get offended
| Well, I mean, you're kinda rude, if you speak another language in an english chat, since most people won't understand you and it's becoming nothing other than spam, but thats the case with any language, not only english
| As an English speaker, I don't get mad, I just wish I could read what people are typing. That's not their fault though. I'll just have to wait for google translate to be good.
| If they do, they're uptight jerks. On the other hand many offenses are people not bothering to check rules wherever they are posting, that's pretty basic so civilly instructing them to follow house rules is reasonable.
| If y'aaaall is gonna live in my murrican inner net y'all's had besta get to learning american. Now I ain't no racist I jus think that since we done inventified this here world wide web y'all Ching Chong speakers aught ta leave y'all's commie blabber at home in y'all's bamboo huts.
| >>271051 lollol stupid murican, so lazy and stupid no want to learn our speak, you are so racist calling other ching chong. No, me no rasis for calling you stupid and lazy.
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| Why? Does it make them feel insecure that there more people other that English speakers in the internet?