#102, unless you know every single American ever, it's unnecessary to say that. *rolls eyes* and OP is a dumbass. haha. next time, try to say stuff to people's faces. ;)

Okay seriously, you think your so smart for talking trash in another language? It's SO obvious when people do that. Even people that don't know your language can probably tell, just because if you suddenly switch to another language to say something it's OBVIOUS you're doing it to hide what you're saying. That ticks me off. It's so rude. It's the same thing as someone turning to their friend and whispering in their ear right in front of you. Did you work hard to learn Swedish, or did you grow up with it? Just because you happened to have a family that raised you bilingual doesn't make you any better than the rest of us. And even if you DID work hard to become bilingual, rubbing it in other people's faces is like that kid in class who got an A on the test and then brags about it to everyone. You must have some serious insecurities if you need to act superior like that all the time. I actually feel sorry for you. I mean, I get that everyone talks trash, but what you're doing is worse. You're talking trash AND trying to look better than everyone else at the same time. Really, have some respect for other human beings.

your life isn't effed. you deserved that bad. what's so cool about talking about others in a different language? you're rude. have some respect.

My family does the same thing in Portuguese. It seems to be very common among foreigners. People might say you're mean, but everyone does it all the time, and people who can only speak English just whisper to each other. More power to you.

I speak Swedish with my family all the time, it's just not natural to speak anything else with them. However, there have been minimal times that I've said anything bad about other people, maybe a few times in the six and a half years I've lived in the US. The fact that your parents didn't scold you is shameful, don't place yourself above others. I hope you learned your lesson. ALWAYS assume people can understand you, and leave your trashtalking at home.

wow youre cool for doing that. a cashier bitched about my uncle, to her manager, in polish, for something that wasn't even his fault. When the transaction was complete, he said "Before you rudely talk about someone, make sure they don't speak the language first" in perfect polish. her jaw dropped. serves you rude people right, who so pompously think you can do that because youre fluent in a second language. STUPID.

I sometimes do that in French. And then I listened to these two boys talk about how hot my friend and I were in French and what they'd like to do to us in bed (while they served us food), because they thought we were superAmericans who didn't speak their language. I responded to them in perfect French and they looked like they might keel over. It's just common sense. If you don't want someone to hear it, don't say it - in any language.

Way to be, man. Way to be.

Hahaha snyggt jobbat ..! #23: No, it means go to hell. #52: Jag håller faktiskt delvis med.

This is why everyone should learn at least one phrase in languages they commonly run across: "I speak [language]." For example, "hablo español" or "je parle francais." Even if it's slightly stilted, and you really DON'T, it might give them enough pause to reconsider saying things they might not want you to overhear, while thinking it's private :)