I appreciate that english is a world language and is spoken by many people. However I live in europe (germany) and want to improve my german. i am not fluent but B2/C1 level if that means anything. How do you approach people who speak to you in english when you speak the local language? Some of the people i am thinking of certainly speak better english than my german, however, my german will not improve if i speak english to them I do not wish to be rude but it makes conversations more stilted and awkward and I would be interested to know how others approach this.
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letsnotreachforthemoon · 03/12/2015 10:58
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