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[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 152 points 2 days ago

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.

[-] Case@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 14 hours ago

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?

[-] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

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.

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 8 points 13 hours ago

no, speaking a second language to communicate with others isn't irritating, especially in the southern and SW US, where Spanish is so common.

[-] janus2@lemmy.zip 25 points 1 day ago

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 πŸ₯Ί

[-] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago

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?"

[-] ZOSTED@sh.itjust.works 3 points 17 hours ago

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

[-] janus2@lemmy.zip 2 points 13 hours ago

🀠 happy cake day pardner

[-] interurbain1er@sh.itjust.works 0 points 11 hours ago

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.

[-] pancakes@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 day ago

Unfortunately you are not allowed to speak in tongues outside of those you were born into.

Also nice username.

[-] janus2@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 day ago

πŸ₯žπŸ€œπŸ€›πŸ₯ž

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 day ago
[-] janus2@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

that's also a top notch username

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

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.

[-] SmilingSolaris@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago
[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 3 points 1 day ago

As someone that does this...

People say I'm irritating but endearing.

So take that as you will.

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