It’s funny being an American in Scandinavia wearing Haglofs, Fjallraven, and Mascot. Everyone is confused as shit when I greet them in their language but then immediately pivot to English.
Honestly; I hate when tourists do that, because it gives me linguistic whiplash and then i can’t parse the first English sentence following the greeting.
I know the French seem to be more friendly and cooperative if you start out with whatever little French you might know, but Scandinavians generally prefer if you just start out in English.
In Spain, in museums or coastal towns I can have entire conversations with someone such that I’m speaking Spanish and they speak English. They just don’t register that I’m speaking Spanish. In other places they don’t speak English so there are no issues.
It’s funny being an American in Scandinavia wearing Haglofs, Fjallraven, and Mascot. Everyone is confused as shit when I greet them in their language but then immediately pivot to English.
Honestly; I hate when tourists do that, because it gives me linguistic whiplash and then i can’t parse the first English sentence following the greeting.
I know the French seem to be more friendly and cooperative if you start out with whatever little French you might know, but Scandinavians generally prefer if you just start out in English.
In Spain, in museums or coastal towns I can have entire conversations with someone such that I’m speaking Spanish and they speak English. They just don’t register that I’m speaking Spanish. In other places they don’t speak English so there are no issues.