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Re:Ask HN: To those who became fluent in a second language, ... by adrianratnapala on Sunday October 16, 2016 @01:30PM (#12719738)
The French used to have a reputation for haughtily refusing to speak anything but French to tourists. I never observed such behaviour though.

Was this reputation always a myth? Or is it something that used to happen until a cultural change took place?

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