I definitely understand what you mean. Although are you trying to say German-speakers are less prone to that, or just that your German is better so it's fine? Because I haven't noticed an especially large variation in how German is spoken before and after, other than them getting all helpful whenever I stumble and then speeding back up a little later.
That, incidentally, is a lot of why I think German-speakers are more helpful on the whole to L2 learners than, say, the French. It almost seems like it's a cultural norm to want to help people, or use English out of politeness, rather than getting disdainful.
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Date: 2008-02-25 11:50 pm (UTC)That, incidentally, is a lot of why I think German-speakers are more helpful on the whole to L2 learners than, say, the French. It almost seems like it's a cultural norm to want to help people, or use English out of politeness, rather than getting disdainful.