Timeline for How can I get my co-workers to have conversations with me in their native language instead of English?
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| Aug 25, 2021 at 8:55 | comment | added | gnasher729 | @DanIsFiddlingByFirelight, the speaker has to find the word in his memory and recall it correctly. The listener is given the correct word. That makes it easier for the listener. | |
| Jul 31, 2020 at 13:10 | comment | added | anon | I do this out of the office. I only speak Chinese when I'm out. My girlfriend and I only converse in Chinese (she doesn't want to or need to speak English anyway). If I start a conversation in Chinese at work and the person I'm speaking with uses English I just keep using Chinese because I feel it's no different than them randomly switching languages. But I never do this with my boss because honestly I don't want to look for another job right now if he fires me over it. | |
| Jul 31, 2020 at 12:13 | comment | added | TooTea | This can work great among friends or in informal interaction with close colleagues, but don't try to force your way against anyone's will. If the boss explicitly tells you to speak English, then just do so! Insisting on Chinese in that situation would likely not end well. | |
| Jul 30, 2020 at 18:16 | comment | added | FreeMan | I spent some time in Israel - my class mates spoke English to me for practice, while I spoke Hebrew to them for practice. | |
| Jul 30, 2020 at 16:37 | comment | added | Dan Is Fiddling By Firelight | This is what Astronauts and Cosmonauts do when speaking to each other on the ISS. The theory behind it is that because the person speaking will normally have a more limited vocabulary than the person listening; whatever they limit themselves to should still be understandable by the listener. | |
| Jul 30, 2020 at 11:00 | history | answered | Stephen | CC BY-SA 4.0 |