Post #1347429
2026-04-17 20:31 UTC
Achievement unlocked: spoke in Spanish to someone who definitely knows English but did *not* immediately switch to English as soon as I opened my mouth
Replies (3)
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@F4LUB@mastodon.radio 2026-04-18 07:23
@ian@mastodon.radio \o/ well done :)
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@dalfen@mstdn.social 2026-04-18 09:09
@ian@mastodon.radio @womble@nullpointer.org That was nice of them and very cool on your part 🙂 And I totally understand the talking in English thing as soon as one opens their mouth to speak. It's challenging to practice that way!
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@Chancerubbage@mastodon.social 2026-04-18 11:06
@ian@mastodon.radio I speak Spanish so poorly that I dare not even use a supposed universally shared common phrase that can come naturally like hello (hola), or thanks (Gracias) that I use with other English speakers all of the time . I know their English is mue bueno (mue buena?) than my Spanish, the intent could be misconstrued, awkward.