If they weren't interested enough in me/learning/umlauts to at least try, probably not.
Yeah, that's one of the two reasons for me, too, that is, for considering it an Issue - that I'd think lack of sufficient interest in understanding my language a lack of interest in understanding me. I do think that it is, to some degree at least, a language issue, though - an issue of how important a part of you you think your language is, at least? Some people seem to be quite happy to be understood in whatever language is the most easily available.
Why do you ask?
heeee, I wish I had an actual reason - but, no, I was just curious, having been thinking about language politics in general and all those strange couples I know who never learn each other's languages in particular.
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Yeah, that's one of the two reasons for me, too, that is, for considering it an Issue - that I'd think lack of sufficient interest in understanding my language a lack of interest in understanding me. I do think that it is, to some degree at least, a language issue, though - an issue of how important a part of you you think your language is, at least? Some people seem to be quite happy to be understood in whatever language is the most easily available.
Why do you ask?
heeee, I wish I had an actual reason - but, no, I was just curious, having been thinking about language politics in general and all those strange couples I know who never learn each other's languages in particular.