>in Paris with friend who is a huge Francophile
>she's enthusiastic about learning the language and practices it whenever she can
>sitting in caf? one day while she's practicing
>nearby Frenchman turns and says (in English):
>"Please stop speaking my language."
She never practices in public again.
>>52247810
>nearby Frenchman turns and says (in English):
>"Please stop speaking my language."
>things that didn't happen: the thread
>>52247810
That hurt me just reading it. I love hearing foreigners speak English, it's fun.
>>52247810
I openly laugh at them. Most people here do that, actually.
>>52247810
What's with Thailand and making these weird threads
>>52247810
Being a cunt is a cultural thing for us, he was just greeting her she should have told him to fuck off in French then he'd try to hit her with savate kick and she was to escape using parkour. Goddamn foreigners that can't adapt
>be quebecoisfag
>go to France on an exchange program
>can hear people snicker at me when I speak, they have a grin when I talk to them
>fellow students in the program called me "the hillbilly"
>when I pronounce something different they ask me to repeat and then they grin in my face
>one time they smeared maple syrup on my doorknob and then when I went to wash my hand they laughed and said "that's not how to eat crepes"
>>52248661
>one time they smeared maple syrup on my doorknob and then when I went to wash my hand they laughed and said "that's not how to eat crepes"
holy fuck i'm dying
>>52248480
i'll keep that in mind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxW9MXngI7o
It's pretty cute
>>52248661
>one time they smeared maple syrup on my doorknob and then when I went to wash my hand they laughed and said "that's not how to eat crepes"
TOP BANTZ
O
P
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A
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T
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>i use sign language
>people say things like "how are you" and "i love you" and gesture sexual things at me
>ask me to give them names in sign language
>give names that rhyme with "napkin", "crazy", "fat"
>theyre happy
heh heh heh heh
>>52248803
A russian argentinaboo? That's really nice, and she speaks spanish better than most people I know. Now I've really seen it all
>>52248661
Based
>>52248661
is france a bad dad?
I work part time at a place were I usually deal with a lot of foreigners. I often deal with native english speakers trying to converse in my thounge but I'm almost never able to understand them because of their heavy accent and shitty danish pronunciation
I appreciate them trying tho
>>52248661
The French are assholes. Québec and Louisiana French is the best
>>52249344
Only the kind that teaches you life is unfair
>>52249344
Anglos are scum, the French are cunts, America is the one true ally of Quebec
>>52249439
Lousiana French is barely French t.bh
I feel bad for Russians and their inability to understand or use prepositions
>How do you feel when foreigners speak your language?
Pretty good to be honest family.
>>52249459
Of Canada you mean
>Québec
>A country
>>52249491
It's an older better version of French țbh
>>52249491
what's the french version of desu
"d'eth"?
>>52249549
>Older
That's Québec French
>Better
That doesn't exist
Seriously tho all the videos of Louisiana people speaking French I've seen were hard as fuck to understand. English words everywhere, it sounds like French spoken by an American guys who never heard of French before
I guess I'm glad parts of French culture remain there, but the language is pretty much gone. Not trying either to do the "lemme tell you about your country" to you, but I've seen shit tons of those videos
I think the best thing to do when visiting Paris is to not be enthusiastic. Everybody knows many French people are rude. If you anticipate it, then once you face it, it's not too bad.
>>52249658
Of t.bh you meant I guess
It's pêh, pour être honnête
What you said would be "d'être honnête" ? It's not correct there
Both are translated by "to be honnest" in English but they don't mean the same thing in French
>>52247810
>How do you feel when foreigners speak your language?
As they should be.
>>52247810
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcW6pW7kOBA
heh
>>52249721
Yeah but going somewhere while thinking "brace yourselves they're going to be cunts" is pretty dumb imo, you are already leaving thinking you can't expect anything from the people there
Although I'm glad you said Paris and not France. They are a special bunch indeed. However tourists aren't better very often
>>52249766
Did he just confirm The Raid 3 ?
>How do you feel when foreigners speak your language?
They don't, at least not well.
>>52249663
> English words everywhere, it sounds like French spoken by an American guys who never heard of French before
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUrbdLnPkmE
Like this?
>>52249777
Well, instead of getting offended you take this as a funny meme.
>Oh look another rude French guy, haha!
>>52249816
Exactly yes
I've worse and I've heard better to be frank, but it's pretty much always like this
>>52249856
You got a point
I'll bulyl Canadian next time
>Throw snowball to Canadian guy
>"Hey guys wtf why did you ruin my snowball with your head"
>"S-sorry"
>"Hehe look another nice Canadian"
>
>>52249816
That creepy face in the dark though.
Why is it that only native English speakers encourage foreigners to speak their language, but everyone else in the world just snickers or berates anyone attempting their own language?
>>52249935
butthurt.
>>52249961
>Lemme divide the world in two categories: the post
>>52249973
What ? How's that butthurt ? I even admitted you had a point. Don't laugh if you don't want to but stop the insecurity right now
>>52249961
Because 1) you're generalising (why won't them mexicans learn to speak proper god-DERM english?), and 2) English is the cuckest language of them all that's not an actual pidgin. I mean, it's the product of a massive French/Latin/German orgy to begin with, and just gobbles up any and every word it likes into its gaping maw.
>>52250002
>>52250084
Oh. My apologies.
Why is it MOSTLY that way?
>>52247810
i know a jap who moved here and speaks really impressive croatian, but he's been living her for 5 or so years
>>52249961
>but everyone else in the world just snickers or berates anyone attempting their own language?
That's not true at all. All throughout asia they are very happy and impressed when people try to learn their languages. It's mostly just stuck up frenchies who berate people for trying to learn their language as far as I know. And other euros just speak english rather than practice their language with people, but I havent heard of them berating people.
>>52250168
I don't know, because i've never seen this
Sure I've often joked about people with broken French on TV, internet etc but otherwise never with someone trying to speak French to me. Nor I have ever seen someone do it, or a foreigners being bullied for his accent in front of me. The only place I've seen those stories is here actually.
Our cuntish reputation comes from somewhere for sure, but mostly cultural differences. Like tourists getting mad because the waiter/baker/whatever is rude with them when they didn't even say hello or bonjour. Maybe it's normal for them to enter a shop, order around and leave, but not here. It's one of many example I've seen
>>52249816
What's wrong with this though? Why is sounding like an American bad?
>>52247810
>How do you feel when foreigners speak your language?
He has learned dying language.
btw
>be me
>learn english on decent level
>trying to communicate with english speaking players in cs/eve/l4d2
>they have mocking me and ask to not speak english anymore
>now, whenever english speaker trying to communicate with me I just saying "idi nahui cyka blyat davai pidaras ebany pizdec" e.t.c.
>>52250505
because you're supposed to sound french
>>52250512
To be fair people online are cunts.
>>52250594
So I'm supposed to sound like I have some frog legs in my mouth?
>>52250505
It's not bad as long as you don't claim it's "older and better" than French like this guy >>52249549
Also this >>52250594 but I've never seen an American with a very good French pronounciation so it has become normal for me
>>52247810
Kinda feel the same way toward my friend. He's been learning French for a little over a year and when I talk to him on the phone I just have to put it down because when he says something in it his accent is atrocious. It's the most exaggerated cartoon way of saying anything he sounds like a buffoon. If he went to France he'd probably get his ass beat since it really does sound like he's mocking them, even though he's not trying to.
>>52250677
>muh meme
frog off, man
>>52250512
It's ok man. Just keep learning and using it and ignore asswipes on the Internet. Why do you think Russian is a dying language it is not going anywhere.
>>52250677
no just take the burger meat out of your mouth
>gringos come to Brazil
>not fucking one bother to learn native language
>mfw they try to speak spanish
>>52250505
I think its mainly the fact that like 40% of the words are english. Can't analyse the french portion myself as I have no clue but yeah.
Also lol at the comment string where some guy triggers her by calling it frenglish.
>>52249816
desu i dont.mind qc folks.but when 3/4 of the words they use are anglicisms i want to beat their face in
>>52250821
Well mixing French with English is one thing, but the French parts are still very hard to understand
I am so used to people fucking up French anyway:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcNlkJK8pD0
Her slight errors do annoy me. :(
The French are just arrogant people
Why would anyone freely choose to learn this language?
>>52251520
Welfare
>>52251034
>>52251233
lel
>>52251520
not sure
im learning german. not really sure why though, since all euros speak english at or above fluency
feels pretty weird t b h. when I was in school they told us to learn euro languages so that we could communicate with you, but you've all made it pointless
and the chink languages are way too hard to learn. fuck their pictograph and tonal bullshit
>>52247810
>be in Quebec city
>try practicing my French
>everyone speaks English
wtf Quebec?
>>52250767
Russian language has no dialects to get new words from. All former Empire/Soviet states no longer provide new words for mother Russia. Over 70% of all new words is always the loanwords. Russian language will be full of western words in 50-100 years, and maybe even adopt latin alphabet.
>>52252229
do you like to read? you can always read, germany has great literature
>>52251520
There are people who suddenly have an idea your country is great for a reason. Then they become one of these -boos. They study language "to read literature and dig the culture". Unfortunately, such poor souls often have misconceptions about your country and their interest looks a bit (or a lot) weird. "Cool polyglotes" are rare spieces.
>>52251520
I'm even applying for a couple jobs in the Stockholm area and learning Swedish seems completely unnecessary.
If I end up with work there I'll learn the language just to be polite, I guess.
>>52252457
>>52252457
I do like to read, I even foud this cool program that helps with language acquisition by letting you read material in the chosen language side by side with a translation
only problem is that Ive got so much id like to read in english already, and i get easily frustrated if I feel that im not making efficent use of my reading time
what german classics are must reads though?
>>52252542
>There are people who suddenly have an idea your country is great for a reason. Then they become one of these -boos
this is happening all around USA with sweden right now
people have started saying how much better sweden does things, but they do not have the whole picture
>>52252229
>all euros speak english at or above fluency
Is this what Americans actually believe? That only applies to Scandis and Finns.
>>52252914
Hey, be fair, the Scots can speak English intelligibly enough when they set their minds to it.
>>52252767
>people have started saying how much better
It happens in different countries occasionally. Can be fruitful if you don't go to extremes.
>>52252914
I was made to believe that like 80% of you speak 3 or more languages
also all euros watch american entertainment so I would assume they know basic english, no?
>>52247869
It's endearing, when for example korea and japan are fighting with their english.
the best foreigner's russian was from proffesuer of russian literature from Montenegro
>>52247869
>Russian makes a post
>It's written the way Russians speak English in real life
Adorable
>>52252991
I don't know what Spain is on about, literally every European I met while backpacking laughed at me for politely asking "Do you speak English?" before starting a conversation.
>>52253046
>Russians speak English in real life
>Russians speak English
non
>>52253049
Get off the beaten path m8. Spain is pretty shit with english once you leave the major tourist destinations
>>52252994
Good god, this.
Watching Asians trying to fight in English is strangely adorable and funny at the same time.
>>52248661
honhon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYtBiOlmEwU
tomorrow budiet euroassociation
>>52247810
I am surprised.
>>52250943
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L99ipwHPKlw
>>52253067
and yet here you are
>>52253101
>pretty shit with english
but they can still get the basic gist across
like if you dropped me in their country id be completely fucked.
although I would be able to ask for the bathroom, the library, and describe my favorite colors / what im wearing to the party
middle school education
>>52247810
Usually disgusted
>>52252949
I see what you did there.
>>52253102
I think the cutest thing that has ever said to me by japanese is "see you letter"
It instantly melted my heart
>>52253177
Yes, but I type in English only because everyone do this, if trend will be changed and french will be the /int language, I would support it.
>>52252767
Most of the best German literature is their non-fiction, particularly philosophy and history
>>52252949
scots language for english = ukrainian, polish, belarussian for russian
>>52253186
nice meme
no foreigner has ever endeavored to speak your language, if you even have one
>>52247911
No they dont sergei, stop lying
>letting ONE faggot discourage your passion for an entire culture
I am russiaboo and i've had plenty of rooskies tell me I shouldnt learn russian or go there. They can smoke a cock
>>52253193
That's amazingly cute.
I remember when Hiro said "Yap" instead of "yep" I had the biggest smile on my face and audibly said "aww".
I don't know why but I just find poor English adorable.
>>52252991
>also all euros watch american entertainment so I would assume they know basic english, no?
Depends on the country, in the bigger markets foreign TV shows get dubbed and the average guy has very little exposure to English.
>>52253254
in Russia people who are fapping to English also like to fap to Íslenska too
>>52253254
I heard that recently that some people here view Icelandic posters as racists
Which is pretty much spot on you fucking nigger
>if you even have one
Whats does this even fucking mean you fucking nigger
>>52253313
Russian girls are huge Britboos for some reason and think we are this rich, cultured polite country. If only they knew the truth
It's always funny. No matter where foreigners are from their russian is always bad and always sound the same. Only other slavs' russian can differ.
>>52253348
No, they just want your passport.
>>52252991
Dutch, Swedes and Finns are usually fluent in English if they are under 40.
Germans often know some English but aren't really fluent, they overestimate their abilities. Austrians and Swiss usually can't speak any so learning German is useful for those countries.
The Romance countries generally suck at English, especially Italy.
>>52253190
kill self
>>52253206
>I type in English only because everyone do this
no shit, bydlo. That's why I'm saying that russians DO speak english, because they want to communicate with the rest of the world
its called the linga franca. and it literally used to be french
>>52253229
how... very german of them.
any in particular? ive read nietzsche in english, would it be worth it again in german? since english is germanic I would assume nothing was lost in translation
>>52253421
>no shit, bydlo. That's why I'm saying that russians DO speak english, because they want to communicate with the rest of the world
>its called the linga franca. and it literally used to be french
eбaть y тeбя пpигopeлo.
>>52253421
SCHOPENHAUR
>>52252991
Here we barely speak English but we can have basic conversations I think
Now Spain and Italy good fucking luck, I ended up just speaking French to them
>People try to speak my language.
>I make fun of them.
And
>they ask how to say something
>I tell them a really naughty phase.
It's great being multilingual.
>>52253405
but true English is american, not british
>>52253512
oki
>>52253340
it means I had to double check to make sure that icelandic was actually a thing.
I cant imagine it has more than a 500 thousand speakers or whatever the population of your isle of depression is
>>52253405
you would think germans would be among the first ranked english speakers, hmm
>>52253464
>moon runes
ok. Im not upset by my lack of understanding your niche language, if that was your objective
I've been thinking recently that english looks to non latin alphabets what the cyrillic alphabet looks to us
>>52253470
I've heard that the french purposefully understate their english abilities, out of some nationalistic pride / anti english spite
>>52253709
out of the Germanic languages Dutch is closest to English, German is quite different in a lot of ways
>>52253709
>it means I had to double check to make sure that icelandic was actually a thing.
American education
>>52253709
i heard this too but i think most of us are legit awful at english
no one cares about the english these days, it's probably just a result of our poor school system
>>52253975
French people give zero fucks about anything but French, like us with English lel
>>52253067
The ones that move here do
Amusing, but I rather hope they speak english instead.
>>52249663
fuck off ahmed, Canada is true French speaking nation now
Disgusted.
Speaking spanish makes people less civilized and it hurts to see people commit cultural suicide.
>>52254176
Why not Dutch
>>52250791
I've been learning Portuguese for some time. When I go to Brazil will people be stoked if I speak some?
>>52254310
No they'll think you are poor and stop hanging out with you
>>52247810
i kill myself
>>52254310
People love it. Honestly. I live in Rio and it's crazy to me how people are wild about foreigners. My grandfather is a foreigner and a week after he got here everybody in the neighborhood was familiar with him. He can spout some basic phrases in broken Portuguese. At first I tried translating what he said from French but a lot of people told me to let him try to speak it.
>>52248661
Top tier banter right there
It's pretty kawaii t.bh.
As long as they're doing their best I love it. I'll try hard to listen carefully, and speak to them clearly. I know it can be difficult.
>>52254481
All I know how to say is filho da puta, will Brazilians be my friend
I want to fist fight a Frenchman desu
Some day I will go to France and get in a bar fight with a Pierre.
>>52253186
Takk fyrir
>>52252994
But it's not fun..It's much trouble and serious...
>>52254229
no sos mas putaso porque te falta tiempo
Some accents are cute, some are cringey, some are hilarious, some are awesome. It really all depends.
>>52250281
This post reminded me of some advice I've verified: Don't go to German expecting to practice your German. The second they hear any sort of foreign accent they'll insist on speaking English for the sake of showing off.
All this talk about French people being cunts is making me sad. I'm friends with a French qt who goes is transferring here for classes. Her accent and broken English is adorable and endearing. And when I make her laugh it really just melts my heart. I couldn't imagine her being a total cunt.
>>52249663
Louisiana English isnt much better
>>52255157
Is she from Paris? If not, she is less likely to be a cunt.
>>52255129
Only if you're American
for example girls speaking with French accent sound qt as fuck
>>52250281
Ya I worked with some Philippinos before and they loved it when I tried to learn a few words.
>>52254589
One of our national passtimes is teaching swearwords to gringos, so yes
>>52255129
It's probably because your level was shit.
I found that to be the case at first, but after a few months at an immersion school there, I was golden.
>>52255244
I never bothered to ask her. She is just loads of fun to be around.
Anyway I got a joke just for you.
>What grades do Canadians get on their tests?
>Eh's
>>52255347
I never attempted German. I was, however, with a group that had a few kids who spoke German and a prof who had spoken it. The advice was from one of our German liaisons.
>>52255375
Fuck her and move to Canada so you can raise bilingual kidlets.
>What grades do Canadians get on their tests?
>Eh's
I audibly sighed. It's so bad, though, that I did smile a bit.
>not learning your alphabet from eh to zed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_TfBbR6L0M
>>52255303
Warum war alles so sehr schwer :(
Ja, ich komme aus den USA, und??
Am i the only autist that learns a language not because it's useful or has many books and shit written on that language, but only because the language itself is interesting? I learned French and Norwegian just because i think they sound nice and because their grammar is cool. I'll probably learn Tupi-Guarani or Polish even though one is basicaly Brazilian Latin and the other is weird as fuck
>>52255429
I was actually thinking of asking her out. But she has to go back to France in June so it'd just be sad.
>>52247810
I have never had a bad response speaking someone else's language to them.
I work with French guy and the first time I dropped some French around him, he was surprised but said he appreciated it. I have had the same response using Spanish with hispanic friends. People like when you learn their language
It sounds like your friend just ran into a douchebag.
>>52255475
It is generally the best motivation, people who learn for economic reasons get bored quickly
>>52248661
Top banter
>>52248661
>one time they smeared maple syrup on my doorknob and then when I went to wash my hand they laughed and said "that's not how to eat crepes"
Hahaha
>>52255484
Could get a job so you could go see her for the summer tbf. Could be worth it if she's as based as you say.
>>52255303
if i ever go to germany again and get sass for being american cause you guys are huge faggots, i'll just say im jewish and receive my reparations with the so sorry that i'd get
>>52255445
>Bomb us to shit
>Twice
>WHY DO YOU HATE US ;_;
>>52255484
Do it faggot
>>52255547
Nobody except green-voting cucks actually cares about the 6 gorillion :^)
>>52255542
I do have enough money in savings from working so I guess I could visit her in France. But that's a bit to far to plan ahead, I haven't even asked her out yet.
>>52255631
>Bomb us to shit
>Twice
>WHY DO YOU HATE US ;_;
you faggots started both wars, but i will say that my grandfather killed several germans in ww2. i was walking around in frankfurt and the thought popped in my head and i started kekking tbqh.
>>52255631
Also, we stopped your country from being completely partitioned after ww1 and spent billions after ww2 to rebuild your faggot country =))
>>52255653
>started both wars.
Try again.
>>52255649
Oh, I'm just saying that it's an option if it gets serious. I'd try if I were you, could go nicely.
And Canada will always welcome fresh French babies to keep the based franco bloodline strong :^ )
>>52255631
>WHY DO YOU HATE US
Girl detected. Go ask a German man why your country is hated and his vitriolic genocidal rant will answer your question.
>>52255653
>germans started WWI
>>52255682
i'm so sick of this meme
>>52255653
>we started it
Austria is a bit more south m8
>>52255680
>1% of GDP
>WE REBUILT YOU
>>52255690
Germany literally started WWI tho
You can blame Serbs for being slavniggers all you want but Serbia is not located in Belgium.
>>52255689
>reading is for faggots: the post
>>52255689
That reading comprehension tho
>>52255719
>american education
germany isn't austria
>>52255688
I'm starting to feel like a bit of a creep talking about her so much with strangers on the Internet, especially when they want us to fuck to "keep the Franco bloodline strong!". I appreciate the encouragement though!
>>52255631
>this meme
You already know where this is going, kraut.
>>52255690
>>52255732
finnofacist right on que
yes, lapdog, defend master
pathetic cuck
>>52255707
Let's ignore that Germany wanted the war because they were afraid that Russia would eventually eclipse them due to their ongoing industrialization.
>>52255707
>1% of GDP
>WE REBUILT YOU
pic related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXYBNDxjliM
song related my gramps was listening to this shit in 1944
>>52255753
germany wanted the war
We love when ppl try to speak in Greek.
We don't care if your Greek are broken AF we just appreciate the gesture
>tfw parents force us to learn a third langue as well.
>tfw they picked German 4 me
>>52255771
I'm joking, in case you didn't pick up on that.
>>52255772
>>52255771
holy shit shut the fuck up you retarded redditor faggot
>>52255820
>that filename
ah, the rare double cuck
such is to be expected of russia rape babies I suppose
>>52255772
>Meme
>>52255775
>You wanted the war
So did France, Russia and especially Austria-Hungary
>>52254481
My buddy was trying to order bread but apparently mispronounced it or something and was asking for dick. The whole shop was laughing at him.
>>52251520
its funny that you used that picture because i have this saved for some reason
>>52255861
Sure, but Germany wanted the war THEN. Russia and France both didn't.
It's obvious that all parties were interested in a war, but Germany's interests were the greatest driving force behind how things played out.
>>52255859
>>52255877
kek, he said the word for "stick" which is commonly used to mean "dick" desu.
>>52255475
>I half-learned French and Norwegian so I could brag about it online but still be nowhere close to conversational at it
>>52255861
I seriously hope, for your sake, that you understand that your country was literally the aggressor in both world wars
>>52255954
It's not bragging m8, they're interesting languages so i study them. I just used them as examples to my question
>>52255927
Yea I don't know Portugese but apparently the two words were really close. At least he gave it a go.
One time in Mexico I told a bunch of people I was looking for a pajero (wanker) when I meant to say cajero (ATM). The old ladies behind the counter were laughing so hard I couldn't get a word in for the next minute. Gotta roll with the punches when learning a new language.
>>52255806
Yeah I got it. She's just type of qt that is so qt that thinking about sex with her is is an afterthought to hanging out or cuddling.
>>52255911
>Let me tell you about your country
>>52255968
Sure thing bud
>>52247810
I speak French with Frenchies whenever I can because I know it pisses them off
>>52256040
I'm really sorry about him. He's starting to piss me off too.
>>52255877
Lel, pão is bread and pau is dick. If you can't make the nasal sound they sound almost the same
>>52256011
Pão for the bread, pau for the dick.
Hah, reminds me of this one time where someone I knew said that he was "embarazado" (pregnant) when he meant that he was embarrassed. I have a feeling that this didn't help with his embarassment. Good times.
>>52256020
I figured, which is why the teasing seemed appropriate in my mind. Chase that girl, lad, even if it doesn't work out I think you'll have fun while it lasts. French people a best, after all. :^)
>>52256056
seriously kill yourself
>>52256081
: D
Thanks!
>my compatriotes in charge of being nice and giving us a good reputation
>>52250677
BBC*
>>52247810
This is so fucking rude,
Why nobody kills him.
>>52256081
Yea that embarazado one seems like it gets a lot of people. God damn false friends.
My first year of spanish for some reason I would never pronounce the ñ. My teacher asked me how to ask how old someone was and I said "Cuantos anos tienes"
It's funny how little things like that can completely change a conversation.
>>52256058
I wouldn't even know how to pronounce those differently.
Why are French people so elitist about their language. The other day in a language thread a couple Frenchies were absolutely livid that French was considered a relatively easy language for English speakers to learn. It's like they're insulted if you don't put their language on a golden pedestal.
>>52256056
MUH HERITAGEEEEEEEEEE
Damn, I'm sorry, m8s
I'm ashamed
(And I will maybe commit Sudoku)
>>52256053
Why ?
>>52256152
Most French people I've met online and as tourists in my province have been super nice. I'm sure there's plenty of rude people in France, as there are plenty of rude people anywhere, but I at least know there's some very good ones too. One of my favourite people in the world is French, but I fear she may be dead.
All in all you guys are alright and I wish I'd had better teachers in French class during school so I could have learned your language properly and not given up on it in 9th grade when it was no longer a mandatory subject.
>Someone takes the time to learn another language just to be mocked by native speakers.
Disgusting.
About how i feel when a foreigner try to learn Spanish.
I actually feel honored. There's a lot of people from U.S.A who come to Mexico and they speak English, I really hate that, they don't event try an expect YOU to speak English. So, when someone is making the effort to learn Spanish I feel good and happy to help them. I don't care about their pronunciation.
>>52256237
>I wouldn't even know how to pronounce those differently.
http://pt.forvo.com/word/p%C3%A3o/#pt
http://pt.forvo.com/word/pau/#pt
In you your nose when saying pão
>>52256275
Not even heritage. It's the fact that you are unwilling to accept that you're wrong despite the overwhelming evidence against you.
>>52256310
>no mames wey
>>52256294
Yea but people only remember the bad ones
Thank you, btw
But...dead ?
>>52256328
You use your nose when saying pão*
What the fuck did i write
>>52256310
Yes dude, you are right.
If people try to speak the German language (except it's an american who learnt the words Bier, Schnitzel and Hitler) then I think: "This human being decided to learn the language of gods, his intelect increases in front of me with every step he goes deeper"
Pretty dank lad.
>>52247810
why do francophiles even exist
there's not a single thing i've ever heard about france that has compelled me to go there or to show even the most miniscule amount of interest
it's a european country unspecial in any way and apparently they're cunts
why do people even go?
>>52256274
Mostly comes from the insecurity of Anglo dominance
Also French society is breaking down due to so much multiculturalism so they latch onto their language as the last bastion of their 'culture'
>>52256337
Someone I became close with online. She was ill and went into hospital for surgery; she was only supposed to be gone for a few weeks, and it's now been a year since I last heard from her. I'm worried she may have died in surgery. I really hope it's just a long recovery, but after a year it's getting harder to stay optimistic.
>>52256328
I'm going to be totally honest I couldn't really tell much of a difference between the two. I mean I could tell they were slightly different but I can't really hear the nasaly sound tho.
>>52256274
You can't say it's easy if none of you can speak it correctly
It doesn't really happen too much. Once there was a chinese exchange student in my high school, she learned the basics in like 6 months. That was pretty creepy as she could spy on anybody. All the other foreigners just used english.
Later I had a welsh teacher who actually knew the language well (had been here for years) but was still extremely hesitant to use it. Whether he had bad experiences or was a perfectionist, I don't know.
So I suppose I feel very surprised. With the exception of russians and estonians since you can tell from their accents and choice of words how long they've been here.
>>52256411
what would a welsh teacher be doing in Finland
>>52256337
french people treated me well too, dont even speak french either. i also sat next to a french qt on the whole flight back to the US and she was flirting with me.
>>52256410
you're just reinforcing the point pierre
nobody cares about your girly fa fa language
>>52256386
I'm sorry to hear that. I hope everything is alright.
>>52256410
lots of people can speak it correctly, but for French people if you can't get rid of your foreigner accent you are scum
>>52256328
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0UgURwAyNxD
Does this work?
>>52256410
I can hear your frog accent a mile away every time I hear one of you try to speak English I just don't act snooty about it like you guys.
>>52256410
really though you can say the same thing about french people with english, having been there i know the average person isn't what i would consider conversational and generally even the ones who can write in it are JUST tier speaking
>>52256378
>huuur le French culture ? What is le this lol ?
m8, stop, that's ridiculous
>>52256386
I'm sorry...I hope she's fine
>>52256437
Lucky bastard !
>>52256410
lol the meme is true.
>>52256456
>http://vocaroo.com/i/s0UgURwAyNxD
You only nasalised the "o" in the end
It's more like this:
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1OtCfkco66u
>>52256445
Rude, mon pote
>High school in Georgia
>having to hear half a room full of this southern accents try to speak spanish
to this day I cannot replicate some of the awful noises they made
one cheerleader in particular made noises HP Lovecraft would have incorperated into a story
>>52256478
why would french culture be any more special than spanish, polish, hungarian, turkish, swedish, finnish culture? who gives a fuck about your culture? it's a meme
>>52256452
This. Even out of fluent speakers of any language there are very few that actually achieve native level pronunciation. The French are the only ones that expect this phenomenon out of everyone who tries to speak it.
>>52256528
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1yeYzG5mJWN
>>52256524
Thanks for you help man, I've been struggling to get the ˜ right
>>52256461
>>52256445
>>52256452
>>52256461
>>52256503
you guys are insane what the fuck is your problem
you don't care for french but you want us to pretend you 're good at it even though you're not ? and this has anything to do with our english proficiency somehow ?
WHY
what the fuck are all of you going on about you're all fucking crazy
>>52256528
I was in San Jose airport (Costa Rica) and there was this guy with a thick Texas accent speaking to the check in lady. God it was some of the most hilarious pronunciations I've ever heard. His spanish wasn't bad but it sounded like Hank Hill trying to speak Spanish.
>>52256594
well i think everyone replied to that post in such a way because saying that anglos cant speak french correctly is very ironic, cause a french person that speaks good english is very very rare
>>52256594
It's because you are hypocrites that complain nobody speaks French 'properly' yet French people are terrible at foreign languages
>>52256428
don't know why he came here but he seemed very happy with the job
>>52256594
I actually thought OP's story was made up to rustle french posters, but you've pretty much completely confirmed the meme about French being arrogant about their language.
>>52256629
>>52256631
we're bad at english therefore we can't say you're bad at french ? what is even this fucked up logic
>>52256672
le arrogance
>>52256594
Here's the thing. Not even 1/1000 people who learn a language are going to be able to pronounce it like a native person. Holding people to that standard is ridiculous and pretty snobby desu.
You should act like everyone else and laugh at them for their mistakes instead of being bitter and arrogant. French isn't even a special language so quite putting it on a pedestal pierre.
>>52256589
Yeah, i heard that it's pretty hard for gringos to learn how to do it because it requires you to flex a muscle in the back of your thorat that isn't used very much in other languages.
Btw, nevah give up!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxGRhd_iWuE
>>52256643
>look him up
>he studied at cambridge
>is a bird watcher
now i'm clueless, maybe he married a finn
>>52256672
He's saying that those who live in glass homes shouldn't throw stones.
>>52256672
>what is even this fucked up logic
Great English, bro.
>>52256672
no retard, youre still not getting it
in nearly every other country, the people there understand that speaking someone else language is challenging, and they do their best to accommodate non native speakers
the french, however, tend to consider those who speak french with anything other than a french accent "incorrect" seemingly oblivious to the fact that when people say that the french had "good" english, they are leaving out the unspoken aspect of "except for that atrocious accent"
>>52256672
keep in mind that people like you are the reason why i leaned italian instead of french
and it's not just english that you guys cant speak
>>52254740
>>52256672
We don't tell you to stop speaking English because you can't pronounce it right. Learn to be a decent human being and support people attempting to speak your language instead of ridiculing them.
>>52256746
>Implying half of "Jap" and "Korean" posters aren't just proxies speaking engrish for cheap (You)'s
>>52256800
it's still funny
>>52256411
So from your post I gather I can live in Finland easily without speaking the language?
I mean. I just wanna stay a year. Work a shitty job. In one year I could be good with the language tho, I pick them up fast usually.
>>52256731
>>52256730
>>52256720
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>>52256759
If you speak a language badly you speak it badly, end of story
i don't really care if you do but i'm not about to pretend you're good at french if you're not that would make me a liar
>>52256695
Tbh Americans and Australians who try to speak french do it terribly. Sometimes you wonder if they're speaking english or french... They get offended but you just can't understand a goddamn word. Canadians and brut usually have the decency not to try unless they can actually make an intelligible sentence. And then we don't mock them for their errors.
>>52256819
and this is why your language is dying, elitism
>>52256759
no one does that but this is what americans believe for whatever reason
does your entire country have a persecution complex or what
