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[quote=Anonymous]First of all, no one needs to “convince you,” they’re just allowed to have different perspectives on the matter.

My perspective—which I don’t care if you are “convinced by” or not—is that just as sometimes I pull my child aside to quietly correct her behavior in public, it’s fine to correct your child’s behavior in another language so that they get the message but aren’t embarrassed by “getting in trouble” in front of others.

Even if it’s not reprimanding, “Do you want some orange slices” is not fascinating conversation that everyone needs to be involved in. If you’re speaking directly to one person, even in a social setting, you don’t need to make the conversation about or accessible to everyone.

Like at a dinner party, multiple people are talking about multiple things. It wouldn’t be rude for two people who speak Spanish to speak in that language, if they’re having a few moments of focused conversation just to one another, like “Hey, how are you liking your new job?” Not everyone needs to be involved in every moment of every social conversation.[/quote]

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