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Drop your mother's tongue

I am back after a short visit to my dentist. I was so glad to find a Tamilian-Indian dentist & was trying to explain my pain to her in Tamil. Wow! Though she understood whatever I said, she never said a word in Tamil. Is she breaking any code if she converses in any language but English?
It surprises me!
I see Mexicans converse in Spanish whenever they meet.
Even people from other parts of India converse in their mother-tongue when they meet someone from their land.

I am not promoting my language here, nor do I believe in the correlation between patriotism & languages. But come on, a little drop of English sure does not hurt, does it?
Or is it just me?

Comments

  1. It might as well be that she is retaining her professionalism. If Tamil is not one of her registered spoken language with the payer, then she may not want to appear unprofessional at work.

    :D

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  2. I have noticed that among my colleagues too. Though I do not think there is anything wrong in your expectation, I do believe that it helps maintain a professional level (atleast works subconsciously:) )

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