• Fleppensteyn@sh.itjust.works
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    26 days ago

    I tried to buy cigarettes. “Winston, s’il vous plait,” while pointing at them. Lady started screaming for her colleague, “anglais!” Then I had to ask for them in English.

    No need to bother with French.

    • greyscale@lemmy.grey.ooo
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      25 days ago

      Its like there’s a nation actively trying to kill its own language.

      Lingua Franca indeed.