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*_jߍyrope · 7w
@Count Buchla It's always been like this my dear :) No reason to hesitate! Go for it. Du schaffst das!
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@*_jߍyrope
Oh, I know! I've done this a couple times! And the difference between struggling through French with a Québécois vs. a Parisian is so stark. The Québécois feel honored that you're willing to make yourself vulnerable, fucking up grammar, pronunciation, and weird vocabulary choices in front of someone.

The Parisian is annoyed that you're wasting their time with incompetence.

Italians are utterly astonished that anyone outside Italy speaks Italian.

Berliners I find most like the Québécois.
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*_jߍyrope · 7w
@Count Buchla I had that exact same experience with the French French. But when travelling to La Reunion (Indian Ocean, French-EU, though ;) then everyone was super nice about me trying at least.
Idiran Xoxarle · 7w
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