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I [Finally!] Told my #Dad he needs to first presume that the restaurant staff (likely the owners or managers at small eateries) can speak English fluently, and to respectfully talk in full sentences.

I did this disarmingly by acknowledging intentions, but learned he isn't aware of his oppressive #CodeSwitching
He has a #TBI, but the presumptions are value based, and that's what needs to be disrupted.

#Pride my dad attended the everyone is Gay and God loves us sermon at church 💖💖💖 Tell 'em!!

I don't speak #German, but I understand very well what the announcer says at 0:46: "Kabayel ist in top form."

I've previously posted about how much #English is used by announcers in #boxing in the Philippines, but I was not expected to hear this happen in #Germany, at least not for a phrase like this. Perhaps "knockout" or "round", common #nouns of a technical nature, but here we have a simple phrase.

#linguistics #languagecontact #codeswitching #borrowing

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