How would you feel if someone insisted in speaking a foreign language around you, even though you absolutely knew they could speak your language?

How would you feel if someone insisted in speaking a foreign language around you, even though you absolutely knew they could speak your language?
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Happens all the time. Some people just feel more comfortable communicating in their own language. I never assume I am being talked about. And, I just expect people in other countries to speak their own language. Afterall, America is sooo tolerant of people speaking languages other than english.~
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