<![CDATA[One of the saddest scenes in the modern world is an immigrant apologising for their accent to someone who speaks only one language.]]>One of the saddest scenes in the modern world is an immigrant apologising for their accent to someone who speaks only one language.

Karim Hussaini

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/46c0bd67-b7c8-4293-a6c9-37a83bf9036c/one-of-the-saddest-scenes-in-the-modern-world-is-an-immigrant-apologising-for-their-accent-to-someone-who-speaks-only-one-language.RSS for NodeTue, 21 Jul 2026 07:54:00 GMTSun, 12 Jul 2026 20:11:01 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to One of the saddest scenes in the modern world is an immigrant apologising for their accent to someone who speaks only one language. on Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:20:52 GMT]]>@ichbindabomb
I speak only one language. Thank you for your effort that we might know each other.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.radio/users/k9ox/statuses/116914759461283897https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.radio/users/k9ox/statuses/116914759461283897Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:20:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the saddest scenes in the modern world is an immigrant apologising for their accent to someone who speaks only one language. on Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:11:42 GMT]]>@VE2UWY as an immigrant myself(lived in five countries) I can tell you from experience that actually the hardest ones are here in CH and I would say (although I haven’t lived there) France. Even Germans are very forgiving.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://nerdculture.de/users/ichbindabomb/statuses/116914724411091080https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://nerdculture.de/users/ichbindabomb/statuses/116914724411091080Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:11:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the saddest scenes in the modern world is an immigrant apologising for their accent to someone who speaks only one language. on Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:09:16 GMT]]>@ichbindabomb

Right? I've had people do that and I always reply that their English is miles ahead of my <guess at their native tongue>. They probably speak more than 2 well and another 3 or 4 “enough to get by”. Canadians are a little better than Americans at not assuming that “everyone” speaks English. Just don't go too far west.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.radio/users/VE2UWY/statuses/116914713805301969https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.radio/users/VE2UWY/statuses/116914713805301969Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:09:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the saddest scenes in the modern world is an immigrant apologising for their accent to someone who speaks only one language. on Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:04:38 GMT]]>@Owen_G_Richards yay! Viva el español

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://nerdculture.de/users/ichbindabomb/statuses/116914696632628958https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://nerdculture.de/users/ichbindabomb/statuses/116914696632628958Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:04:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the saddest scenes in the modern world is an immigrant apologising for their accent to someone who speaks only one language. on Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:01:33 GMT]]>@ichbindabomb
I'm sorry! No clue why this might be!
@Owen_G_Richards @ichbindabomb@nerdculture.de

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Eetschrijver/statuses/116914683450547438https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Eetschrijver/statuses/116914683450547438Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:01:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the saddest scenes in the modern world is an immigrant apologising for their accent to someone who speaks only one language. on Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:59:59 GMT]]>@ichbindabomb

Si podemos hablar un solo idioma comun es un exito de verdad... 🥳

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://writing.exchange/users/Owen_G_Richards/statuses/116914677330335534https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://writing.exchange/users/Owen_G_Richards/statuses/116914677330335534Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:59:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the saddest scenes in the modern world is an immigrant apologising for their accent to someone who speaks only one language. on Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:54:03 GMT]]>@Eetschrijver@mastodon.social @Owen_G_Richards muy bien muchachos que ambos hablan español!!!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://nerdculture.de/users/ichbindabomb/statuses/116914654999832414https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://nerdculture.de/users/ichbindabomb/statuses/116914654999832414Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:54:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the saddest scenes in the modern world is an immigrant apologising for their accent to someone who speaks only one language. on Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:51:42 GMT]]>@Owen_G_Richards
¡Es ya muy bien que pueden hablar dos idiomas! Hace algos años que no he hablado Español con regularidad (hablo más el Catalán), pero es un idioma hermoso y rico.
@ichbindabomb

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Eetschrijver/statuses/116914644721476385https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Eetschrijver/statuses/116914644721476385Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:51:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the saddest scenes in the modern world is an immigrant apologising for their accent to someone who speaks only one language. on Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:44:17 GMT]]>@Eetschrijver @ichbindabomb

Not that I can speak Dutch (a few words here and there) or German (the same) or French (ditto), pero puedo hablar Español. Es mi segundo idioma... 😜

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://writing.exchange/users/Owen_G_Richards/statuses/116914615584361456https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://writing.exchange/users/Owen_G_Richards/statuses/116914615584361456Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:44:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the saddest scenes in the modern world is an immigrant apologising for their accent to someone who speaks only one language. on Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:53:48 GMT]]>@Owen_G_Richards
It is indeed.
@ichbindabomb

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Eetschrijver/statuses/116914417055014096https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Eetschrijver/statuses/116914417055014096Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:53:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the saddest scenes in the modern world is an immigrant apologising for their accent to someone who speaks only one language. on Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:14:54 GMT]]>@ichbindabomb

I rather know those who accuse of bad language skills, but barely know even a second language.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://pfalz.social/users/Saupreiss/statuses/116914264124994447https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://pfalz.social/users/Saupreiss/statuses/116914264124994447Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:14:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the saddest scenes in the modern world is an immigrant apologising for their accent to someone who speaks only one language. on Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:55:36 GMT]]>@autolycos will search!!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://nerdculture.de/users/ichbindabomb/statuses/116913245539886811https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://nerdculture.de/users/ichbindabomb/statuses/116913245539886811Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:55:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the saddest scenes in the modern world is an immigrant apologising for their accent to someone who speaks only one language. on Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:52:01 GMT]]>@ichbindabomb "How To Hide An Empire" by Daniel Immerwahr has an interesting analysis of this from an American lens to The Philippines especially

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/autolycos/statuses/116913230394523905https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/autolycos/statuses/116913230394523905Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:52:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the saddest scenes in the modern world is an immigrant apologising for their accent to someone who speaks only one language. on Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:56:54 GMT]]>@Eetschrijver @ichbindabomb

That's an embarrassing fact for a lot of "English speakers".

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://writing.exchange/users/Owen_G_Richards/statuses/116912777759919450https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://writing.exchange/users/Owen_G_Richards/statuses/116912777759919450Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:56:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the saddest scenes in the modern world is an immigrant apologising for their accent to someone who speaks only one language. on Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:15:41 GMT]]>@ichbindabomb They often enough speak this one language with an (regional) accent they are proud of.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://troet.cafe/users/DerGiga/statuses/116912615673615343https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://troet.cafe/users/DerGiga/statuses/116912615673615343Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:15:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the saddest scenes in the modern world is an immigrant apologising for their accent to someone who speaks only one language. on Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:22:16 GMT]]>@ichbindabomb @fsinn 💯

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/deborahh/statuses/116912405620618065https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/deborahh/statuses/116912405620618065Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:22:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the saddest scenes in the modern world is an immigrant apologising for their accent to someone who speaks only one language. on Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:57:39 GMT]]>@ichbindabomb 🤣]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://friendica.rogueproject.org/objects/b71a4a1e-886a-54c4-a34c-808611926962https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://friendica.rogueproject.org/objects/b71a4a1e-886a-54c4-a34c-808611926962Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:57:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the saddest scenes in the modern world is an immigrant apologising for their accent to someone who speaks only one language. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 22:03:48 GMT]]>@ichbindabomb

i take calls with ESL people

they always speak english better than i could ever speak their language

and i always tell them that

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/samiamsam/statuses/116909265968072313https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/samiamsam/statuses/116909265968072313Sun, 12 Jul 2026 22:03:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the saddest scenes in the modern world is an immigrant apologising for their accent to someone who speaks only one language. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 21:38:25 GMT]]>@ichbindabomb
"You speak English because it's all you speak.
I speak English because it's all you speak".

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