I would like to know if it is disrespectful to speak another language in the presence of others when you speak

fowlers_toad

Yes. Here's why: when in a social situation it is every participant's responsibility to ensure that all of the participants can enjoy the highest amount of value from the experience. Speaking a language that you know some of the others don't understand (unless you're explaining stuff about it to them) ensures that those people experience significantly diminished value.

person

its pretty rude...

its kinda like having a real good conversation with someone in a salon and then all of a sudden one of their buddies waltzes in and they start making wierd facial expressions/ body movements and/or begin to whisper and giggle in between sentences in which they talk in a normal tone...

barry_maciel

It's suspicious......

lil_angel64

YES YES YES YES!!!! Very disrespectful and rude. PLUS...you never know WHO around you can understand the lauguage you are speaking.

whatwhatwhat

yes it's very bad manners. I was raised to speak in whatever language everyone in the group will understand.

homedews24u

It is more rude than disrespectful. The other people may get the idea that you are talking about them, insulting them. You can hurt people's feelings or make them angry without meaning to. It can cause unnecessary conflict.

moosa

no it's not .your from an ulgy white suburban neighborhood.
GET OUT AND EXPERIENCE AMERICA. AMERICA IS CULTURAL.

chillwillnumba1

Depends if you know them or at least are socilizing with them otherwise if you are at the bank or in line it does not matter

Craig

It is only disrespectful if you are in a conversation with the people who start speaking the other language. If I am talking with two people who speak another language and during the conversation they start speaking in that language, that is rude. However, if I am not in a conversation with them, then they can speak in any language they want so they can have privacy and so they can better understand each other.

bigmike2552

no its not

meathead76

I think it's rude, personally. When someone does that, it seems like they either have something to hide or they're talking about the other people present.

joeandhisguitar

Yes...it is disrespectful...this question belongs in the "ethics" part of yahoo Q's&A's

Sashie

Depends on what you mean by presence of others - if you are for example in a restaurant and have people at the next table, you are so to speak in their presence ... if you mean if you are in mixed company where there is a chance that people who dont understand your language will feel excluded ... well, then it is of course both rude and disrespectful not to include them in the conversation.

tlavanda18

well it just all depends... it drives me absolutely insane whenever say im getting a pedicure and many other people are to and the workers are talking their language. shouldnt they be trying to talk to you instead of the co workers?

armenian and proud

i know how you feel!!
....but not at all!

the right man

ask your mind or your parents

SatAtmaKaur

Yes it is. My native language is not English, and when I speak any other language among the English speakers, they give me weird looks.. and I actually understand, how would I feel if people around me would not include me in the conversation.. This situation goes on and on at the place where I work. I enjoy working in a 'multicultural' environment, but it often annoys me that colleagues insist on using their native language while doing their actual work.

DAR

It is rude, but it can't always be helped if there is a language barrier. On the other hand, when people can speak the same language and carry on a conversation "just between us two" in a language they know the other person doesn't know, it is as rude as whispering behind your hand. Didn't your mother tell you it's rude to tell secrets in front of people, because it will hurt their feelings?

On public transportation or in restaurants where everyone is carrying on their own conversations, though, it isn't rude, I don't think. It is just rude if you are affirmatively excluding people.

I don't think respect enters into it.

lahueso

I dont see why you should care, you need to mind your own business. Dont alot of people talk a different language when you go into their countries. Nobody is getting mad about that.

pisano.ombre

no it is not! it is better for the other person to learn MORE than one language like SPANISH since sooner or later you or your children WILL have to learn!

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