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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Were you raised in a barn? You think it's socially acceptable to speak in another language at a dinner party? You are incredibly rude. No, that is not socially acceptable. It's also not acceptable to whisper, in case you missed that lesson in elementary school.[/quote]

Oh, I get it, you’re the over-anxious hostess who thinks that dinner parties should equal everyone talking about the same thing, one person at a time. Do you keep notecards by your place in case there is a lull in the conversation? I get it, you are an inexperienced and infrequent hostess. Our frequent dinner parties are lively, spontaneous, free-flowing and fun. Enjoy your meat and two veg and dry conversation.[/quote]

You sound nasty as hell. I doubt your dinner parties are any better.[/quote]

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