Sunday night I got on my flight heading to Chicago from Guadalajara, Mexico. I sat down next to a girl who looked like she was Mexican. So clearly I spoke spanish to her because ... what language do you speak on an international flight?
Generally, I go by the language of the departure country. Although on my flight from Chicago to Mexico City as soon as I got in the check-in line it was clearly a spanish speaking situation. So my typical approach was thrown out the window. Spanish it was.
This is where things got complicated on the flight back to Chicago. The girl next to me started throwing in English words. What? Now which language do you want me to speak to you?
So we just used a combination of spanglish.
Maybe it depends on the airline?
Just the person you end up sitting next to?
I have no idea.
Generally, I go by the language of the departure country. Although on my flight from Chicago to Mexico City as soon as I got in the check-in line it was clearly a spanish speaking situation. So my typical approach was thrown out the window. Spanish it was.
This is where things got complicated on the flight back to Chicago. The girl next to me started throwing in English words. What? Now which language do you want me to speak to you?
So we just used a combination of spanglish.
Maybe it depends on the airline?
Just the person you end up sitting next to?
I have no idea.
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