Weekly Rant 9: Mind Your Language

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Okay, my rants are becoming more and more often, but seriously, this is an issue I NEED to discuss :steaming:





Actually, I do, right now :lol:
However, as some of you know, English is most definitely not my native language. Like, at all. And funnily enough, most of my DA friends have the same "problem" :XD:

In fact, lately I've been meeting more and more examples of how not being a native English speaker is considered a problem by some strange persons here on deviantArt. And thus I want to talk about it.



When I'm targeted about speaking a language other than English, it's not more annoying than a gnat, honestly.

But when AT MY PAGE my watchers are being targeted because they don't use English when talking TO ME... :wtf:



Moreover, at most of the times I realize we talk in English with my Russian friends when we could have as well spoken our sweet native Russian. Yet for some reasons we still stick to English - I don't know why, may be because it's fun? :lol:

But not all of our compatriots here know English to a CPE/120 pts TOEFL level, and I absolutely HATE it when some brat comes up and demands them to speak English, because you see, that brat has troubles with understanding and others just OWE him explanations. ORLY?
Thus, let's be honest.

Questions to the reader:

:bulletpink: English-speakers: does the use of other languages in comments, journals and authors' notes really offend you?
:bulletpink: Non-English-speakers: do you ever get harassed due to your use of your native language?
:bulletpink:  Any ideas how to tolerate this?



Footnote.
If seeing a comment in a language other than English offends you, please oh please LEAVE IMMEDIATELY and preferably without making much of a fuss. You're not welcome here if you can't tolerate the fact other people speak differently. Or you may personally ask me to ban you.
:salute:

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ChantellyHeart's avatar
I only speak english but I would like to learn another language.

I honestly dont get why people get upset or create a fuss if two other people are speaking in a different language. Maybe its because I'm used to others speaking in their native language because where I work theres alot of people from over seas. And when I see that I'm like, "K, their having their own conversation. None of my bussiness. Keep working Chantelle."

Lol I'm okay with all that jazz as long as nobody bad mouthing me. XD