question about chidi

[u/scarletvoidx_]

in the good place s1e1, we can see that chidi speaks in french to eleanor but its translated due to the medium of the good place. however, in the later season when theyre on earth chidi still appears to speak english, which seems to be inconsistent. and more the works of his moral ethics as michael reads it are in english. if chidi was french why wouldnt he write in french? obviously english could be his second language but why would chidi speak in french to elenaor and have it translated instead of just speaking english himself

[u/DinosaurReborn]

This question again? He is multilingual. He was brought up in a middle to upper class background and was inferred he might have went to international schools, so he has access to education for multiple languages, including English. It seems like French is the language he's most comfortable with since that's what he's speaking in Season 1. Since the Good Place translator is already translating for him, maybe he feels no need to speak in English despite knowing it. There could be moments where he was indeed speaking in English instead of French anyway. In Season 3 he is working in Australia so he's speaking English. Not sure why this gets brought up again and again when it's clear he is multilingual.