Not sure if this is the best place to ask this question, but this subreddit probably has the most people who can empathize with my issue.
I have been living abroad in Taiwan for 5 years, I’m a tour guide and I’m fluent in Chinese.
I have been in a relationship with a Taiwanese girl and we always get in fights about what language to speak.
When I first met her she only spoke Chinese with me, but as our 1.5 year relationship has gone on we primarily speak English, as I have helped her build her confidence with the language. I’m not uncomfortable speaking Chinese, I speak it 90% of the time in the office. However my girlfriend becomes upset whenever I speak anything other than English.
I understand her reasoning, she wants to practice English. But I feel forcing me to use one language for her benefit is selfish. I don’t want to just speak Chinese either, I find that the most fun come when you speak Zhonglish.
I feel like most Chinese speakers below 30 treat the fact that I can speak Chinese like a parlor trick instead of an ability.
Has anyone else experienced this resistance to speaking Chinese with because you’re not Asian?
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