I hate the 2fer with the fire of 10000 suns.

[BRWombat]

...Yet, one time there was this crazy lady at our clinic who was quite pissed at me and complaining loudly about me (in Spanish) to our Spanish-Speaking security guard(I had called him) that I SHOULD speak Spanish because I have a Latin heritage....

Must be a cultural thing. A coworker of mine used to get this all the time -- I mean 3 or 4 times a week. The thing was, she wasn't hispanic. She had dark hair, but she married into the hispanic last name, and yet she constantly had to deal with customers griping at her for not speaking Spanish.

[glendalais]

I sometimes wear a language flag, and Guests that speak the language in question are often shocked to find that I speak that language. When I point out the language flag, they say they weren't paying attention.

I have the same problem. Or in my case, people notice the language pin and don't believe that I actually do.

This was an actual exchange I had with a French guest earlier this year (English translation provided):

SG: Vous n'avez pas vraiment parler français.
(You don't really speak French.)

Me: euh...je parle français. Je suis canadien.
(eh...I DO speak French. I'm Canadian.)

SG: Vous mentez! Ils ne parlent pas le français au Canada!
(You're lying! They don't speak French in Canada!)

Me: .....

Mind you, this discussion was held totally in French.

[Lasolimu]

Mind you, this discussion was held totally in French.

That makes it really obvious that you don't speak French. If you want to make people believe that you speak languages you don't you should never have a conversation in that language, it is a clear indication that you are not being honest about speaking the language. :p:

[glendalais]

That makes it really obvious that you don't speak French. If you want to make people believe that you speak languages you don't you should never have a conversation in that language, it is a clear indication that you are not being honest about speaking the language. :p:

Eh.....I do speak French...

I'm confused . My brain is working too hard for a holiday :p: .

[hobie16]

I have the same problem. Or in my case, people notice the language pin and don't believe that I actually do.

This was an actual exchange I had with a French guest earlier this year (English translation provided):

SG: Vous n'avez pas vraiment parler français.
(You don't really speak French.)

Me: euh...je parle français. Je suis canadien.
(eh...I DO speak French. I'm Canadian.)

SG: Vous mentez! Ils ne parlent pas le français au Canada!
(You're lying! They don't speak French in Canada!)

Me: .....

Mind you, this discussion was held totally in French.

Ne me confuser avec des verites!
(Don't confuse me with the facts.)

[BRWombat]

Omelette du fromage!

[Lasolimu]

Eh.....I do speak French...

You seem to be putting too much thought into my statement to see the sarcasm. Why should speaking French be an indication that you speak French?

[glendalais]

You seem to be putting too much thought into my statement to see the sarcasm. Why should speaking French be an indication that you speak French?

Ah...I get it.

Again, it's a holiday, and I'm still half-asleep (at the godly hour of 2 in the afternoon), lol.

*slinks back to bed*

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Omelette du fromage!

Help him...help him...he spoke French!!!!!

[Lasolimu]

Ah...I get it.

Again, it's a holiday, and I'm still half-asleep (at the godly hour of 2 in the afternoon), lol.

I wish I could sleep in today, I still had to work, I don't get today off because I am in Utah and the company only gives today off to employees outside Utah, probably because we get July 24th off and no one else does.

Help him...help him...he spoke French!!!!!

It is already too late for him, we must save ourselves.