Anyone ever been in a workplace with Hispanics who are bilingual English/Spanish, and they all speak Spanish to each other right in front of English only speakers?
In the workplace, this is about as *&%#*^ rude as one can get.
Just the opposite has happened to me. My kid was on a club soccer team and 3/4 of the players parents were from Mexico and Central America. At one practice, 5 of the Dads were talking along the sideline, and as I approached the group, they all switched from Spanish to English before they even acknowledged me.
I experience that every time I visit a store in Chula Vista (just south of downtown San Diego) or elsewhere in south San Diego (parts of San Diego start right across the border in San Ysidro). Not only do employees speak Spanish to each other (some undoubtedly have to, not knowing English), but PA announcements are sometimes made in Spanish. I'll name the store where it's done: "Food For Less" in Chula Vista.
Yes. WHile teaching English at a high school, the admin asst gossiping with co workers in Spanish.
Just got let go for not exalting the Spanish speakers. In some places in tX they are supposed to be treated better than everyone, get tha? Better. More admissions to college, more scholarships more job opportunities, and they are BETTER. They have their won cabal.
Grew up in NY. In the early days of career, if the Filipinos were yakking away , it was just a look, and they’d apologize and go back to English. That’s normal.
THis bs is corporate sponsored, clothing stores, all customer service lines, etc, as if ...