The Picard ManeuverM to Cartography Anarchy@lemm.eeEnglish • 15 days agoWe asked 100 women from each country what shampoo they were usinglemmy.worldimagemessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1319arrow-down118
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minus-squareRubberDucklinkfedilinkEnglish5•15 days agoYeah that tracks. Bet it made you feel at ease.
minus-square@prettybunnys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish6•15 days agoSo 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.
minus-square@Tessellecta@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglish5•14 days agoIt’s not weaponized politeness. It’s a love for efficient communication; everyone speaks English, so why not use it.
minus-square@prettybunnys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish2•14 days agoWeaponized 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
minus-square@Skullgrid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•15 days agoI never let strangers know I can speak english.
minus-square@superkret@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglish2•15 days agoIf you try speaking their native language, they can definitely tell by your accent, though.
minus-square@Skullgrid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•15 days agoyeah,I got a turkish accent. also, unless you’re SUUUPER anglo, people can just tell you have an accent, not a specific accent.
Yeah that tracks. Bet it made you feel at ease.
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.
It’s not weaponized politeness. It’s a love for efficient communication; everyone speaks English, so why not use it.
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
I never let strangers know I can speak english.
If you try speaking their native language, they can definitely tell by your accent, though.
yeah,I got a turkish accent. also, unless you’re SUUUPER anglo, people can just tell you have an accent, not a specific accent.