What languages do you hear irl?

[Scotatrova]

Title is pretty self explanatory. Which other languages besides English (or any native language of yours) do you hear in your day to day lives? For me, living in the Eastside of LA, its Spanish everywhere, and not just concentrated on the Eastside. However, if I go further East then I tend to hear a lot more Mandarin or other asian languages like Vietnamese or Tagalog every now and then. But Spanish and Mandarin are the two big ones.

[Farnhamia]

There is no "outside of NS."

[Hiachijan]

Spanish isn't too uncommon in my area. I hear Mandarin on a few rare occasions (or at least, I think it's Mandarin).

[Dumb Ideologies]

I work in a town that attracts a lot of tourists. Alongside English, I hear various East Asian languages, some vaguely Germanic-sounding ones and, most disturbingly of all, the occasional speaker of "American".

[The Blaatschapen]

Dutch and German mostly.

Occasionally French, and I frequent this greek coffee place, so Greek too.

But I can't understand anything of the latter.

It's all Greek to me

[Farnhamia]

Dutch and German mostly.

Occasionally French, and I frequent this greek coffee place, so Greek too.

But I can't understand anything of the latter.

It's all Greek to me

CASSIUS: Did Cicero say any thing?

CASCA: Ay, he spoke Greek.
CASSIUS: To what effect?

CASCA: Nay, an I tell you that, I'll ne'er look you i' the face again: but those that understood him smiled at one another and shook their heads; but, for mine own part, it was Greek to me.

[Grinning Dragon]

Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Chinese, Vietnamese, French and attempts at English by curb crawlin' drunks and something about beer, beads and boobs.

[El-Amin Caliphate]

I hear Spanish a lot in my area. In my masjid and in Muslim holidays/conventions, I hear Arabic. I'm currently learning Arabic and Spanish as well.

[The New California Republic]

Scots.

[Frachen]

English, English and more English!

[East Lodge]

The occasional Spanish, and some German when I try to teach myself the language. Also French because one of the Netflix profiles are stuck on French sub and dub

[Glath]

I hear a lot of Spanish. Some of the local stores have bilingual English/Spanish signs.

[Aureumterra]

Icelandic

You know it’s Icelandic when road signs have to be extended to fit the words

[The Holy Therns]

Swede, so Swedish. English in a few context, and my brother married an Italian and their family's around a lot so I hear plenty of Italian. German every now and then, Norwegian through a couple of friends, Arabic every now and then through one of the families in the building when I run across them.

Plenty of Mandarin these days because of media I consume, but I dunno if that counts.

[The New California Republic]

You know it’s Icelandic when road signs have to be extended to fit the words

Welsh is worse.

[Ifreann]

Polish, and probably other languages I can't distinguish from Polish.

[Olthar]

I frequently hear Japanese. When I watch anime.

[Ratfink]

The neighborhood in which I live in South Philadelphia was originally a predominantly Italian immigrant neighborhood, and I often still Italian being spoken on the streets. Especially the butcher shops, but also simply among neighbors. Not just older folks either, but all generations.

Vietnamese is very common, with the large influx of immigrants from Vietnam. Also Cambodian. My next-door neighbor is Vietnamese and only speaks that.

Obviously, Spanish is quite common. Philadelphia has a large Mexican and Puerto Rican population.

It's not uncommon to hear Slavic languages -- Polish, Russian, Ukrainian -- as I walk down the street. They are scattered throughout Philly, especially Poles.

There's a few vaguely Middle Eastern families on my block, but I don't know where they are from, and can't pinpoint the language.

There's a few families from somewhere in Africa in my neighborhood, and they speak their native language to one another on the street.

I hear German and French and Dutch, the closer I get to center city, as they are mostly tourists. But I used to go to a Jewish bakery and deli, run by a French Jewish woman, and there I would hear French and Yiddish in the shop.

[Ifreann]

I frequently hear Japanese. When I watch anime.

Nani?!

[Olthar]

I frequently hear Japanese. When I watch anime.

Nani?!

Desu neko-chan!

[Western Vale Confederacy]

For me, it’s French daily.

[Thermodolia]

:lol: There is no "outside of NS."

What? That’s a thing?

*rocks self in corner*

[Yusseria]

English and Spanish, unfortunately.

[Hiachijan]

English and Spanish, unfortunately.

What's unfortunate about it?

[Karu Nadu]

English, Spanish, Arabic, and Hindi. Maybe some other Indian languages.