[@POOHEAD189] yeah I'm sure discussing pseudo-intellectual figures from some obscure youtube community is fun, but I think discussing real issues like language in large continent-spanning countries with a diverse set of people with even more diverse languages is far more interesting. If discussing dumb youtube podcasts is all this thread for you might as well rename the thread, to be honest. As far as I've seen the worst insult I've seen is two people calling each other stupid, and frankly I'm not insulted and I'd have a hard time believing Burning Kitty was insulted that I called her stupid. 

I don't think we need moderators to be police officers who moderate things unless it's reported -- that's how it goes in the discord as well, so unless anyone involved reported either side, I don't really see a need to stop discussing this. Especially since the alternative seems to be talking about (moronic) internet persona's and taking those same persona's seriously.

[quote=@Burning Kitty]
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You are stupid for assuming I don’t know another language.

They are stupid because they refused to use the tools available to them to even badly translate what they wanted to say. They intentionally put the phone away. They should’ve left it out and spoke or typed into a translation app. I would have helped them if they did that. They put forth no effort so I put forth no effort.
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Find someone that understands their language or tell them that person is not available and you don't understand -- far more courteous and respectable than going 'lol no' and literally walking away leaving this person there wondering what the fuck just happened. Maybe she assumed you speak the language, because it may very well be a common language (assuming it was Spanish (you said no habla, right?) I don't even have to assume it's a common language, because it is, even in the USA) and after you said no habla, she'd try to explain herself in another language. 

You wouldn't know, because you refused to properly do your job, and instead walked away on some misguided principle of 'muh language.' Wanting her to speak English is completely understandable but being rude about it is just beyond words, [i]especially[/i] if your entire job literally revolves around helping people. 

Do you walk away from tourists as well?