I'm English, this means I speak English, or at least a dialect of it... This mere fact has furnished me with the ability to communicate to a myriad of other people, of different nationalities and inclinations. However, it completely alienates me from the French. Well, a certain sub-set of French speakers, whom simply are rude... Now, I'm sorry, but these people exist, and good on them, they want to protect their beloved French language from the likes of me, coming along speaking it with a terrible rich British Midlands accent. I accept that. I'm not trying to compose poetry in French, I'm just trying to communicate with someone, so when I say: "parlez plus lentement sil vous plais, je ne pas parlez Francais bon" I think I'm asking them to speak more slowly please, as I don't speak French very well. I don't expect them to stop the conversation completely, roll their eyes and then turn their back on me. That's rude. And this wasn't an isola...
