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Originally Posted by mores
I guess they wish to "reward" you for your efforts. Then again, maybe your german or french is so bad they feel you will probably not understand them 
I appreciate it when someone tries, at least, to speak in my native language, but sometimes, when I reply and get a blank stare, I offer to switch to something we both understand better. No use giving directions when all the other guy understands is the general direction you indicate with your hand.
That said, I went to france 2 weeks ago and was at one time pretty annoyed when the french lady in the store tried to speak english to me. My french is pretty good, and I was asking for a "thingie for an allergic nose". I mean, doesn't it count for anything that I can say "thingie" in french?
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It's "thingie", right? I thought that was one of those universal words, like TV and puckee...