I always try to speak the country's native tongue when I am travelling - however I had a bit of a traumatic experience (I was only ten) when visiting the south of france. I started to learn french at the age of 5, however I have learned to speak Canadian French which is different from Parisian french and different from the dialects in the south of france. Anyways I asked for a dinner menu - wouldn't have had any problems in Quebec - the lady told me she would find someone who spoke english - I was so crushed and frustrated because I knew I had asked correctly for the menu, but Quebecois is different so I refused to speak anymore french the rest of my vacation and made my dad do all the talking
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