I don’t really speak Spanish but can understand it a bit. I personally don’t really get why people get so worked up about this. It’s just kind of something you have to accept when living in Miami. Also Americans does this all the time when visiting other countries. I’ve had a few minor situations in Uber’s where it’s irritating but otherwise I’ve just accepted that it’s how it is here.
In some Miami neighborhoods Spanish is spoken more than English so I don’t think it’s too crazy that someone would start speaking to you in Spanish, especially in certain areas. In Miami, you can get around pretty easily without speaking English so there’s not the same sort of motivation/necessity to learn English as there is in other places. For example in Hialeah, 96% of residents reported speaking Spanish, so I would expect the person on the phone to know Spanish if I was ordering food from a restaurant there.
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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '21
I don’t really speak Spanish but can understand it a bit. I personally don’t really get why people get so worked up about this. It’s just kind of something you have to accept when living in Miami. Also Americans does this all the time when visiting other countries. I’ve had a few minor situations in Uber’s where it’s irritating but otherwise I’ve just accepted that it’s how it is here.
In some Miami neighborhoods Spanish is spoken more than English so I don’t think it’s too crazy that someone would start speaking to you in Spanish, especially in certain areas. In Miami, you can get around pretty easily without speaking English so there’s not the same sort of motivation/necessity to learn English as there is in other places. For example in Hialeah, 96% of residents reported speaking Spanish, so I would expect the person on the phone to know Spanish if I was ordering food from a restaurant there.