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saying "shalom" or "namastey" or "hola" as a non-native speaker was an irritating "hip" thing to do when that movie came out, and that's a scene where Peter Parker is trying repeatedly to be "hip" and failing spectacularly.
I've lived in Texas as long as I can remember, but I was born in California.
Spanish finds it's way into my everyday speech constantly.
My family is white as fuck, but my mother became fluent in college.
I took Spanish in high school for my foreign language credits.
While I'm not fluent, I've worked closely with people who primarily speak Spanish with a little broken English.
The little bit of Spanish I recall, and the little bit of English they know, allowed us to work together.
Is that irritating?
why did you feel that someone, using a foreign word, to look cool, was similar to you using a second language, to communicate with its native speakers? Honest question here. That seems like a big leap in logic to me.
no, speaking a second language to communicate with others isn't irritating, especially in the southern and SW US, where Spanish is so common.
wait is it genuinely irritating to sprinkle in greetings/thanks/you're-welcomes in other languages cuz i do that a lot cuz i like learning new words π₯Ί
All the people I've met who did that also happened to be irritating douchebags. Now whether there is a causal relationship and what is the direction of that relationship, I can't say.
Depends on context.
This is the same idea as answering the phone with "Talk to me" which is generally from a pompous arrogant character.
Like "I'm here, what do you have to say?"
Howdy howdy howdy!
I honestly can't stop greeting people like this, even though I've never stepped foot in a place where it doesn't snow
π€ happy cake day pardner
yea, it's irritating by way of inconvenience, especially in monocultures like the states, but it isn't wrong or a "bad" behavior, so go for it.
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de rien!
Unfortunately you are not allowed to speak in tongues outside of those you were born into.
Also nice username.
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π½οΈ hmmm
that's also a top notch username
Same... Do people hate me?
As someone that does this...
People say I'm irritating but endearing.
So take that as you will.