It would be one thing for people to insult you after learning that you don& #39;t speak it. But if you live in a place where Luganda is the local language, it& #39;s safe to assume you speak it. Imagine me getting mad that while in Gulu, people attempted to speak to me in Acholi. https://twitter.com/Made_in_Apac/status/1198540659537432576">https://twitter.com/Made_in_A...
Buganda must be the only place where the locals are considered rude for not adjusting for the linguistic comfort of visitors/settlers. Never mind that to speak English conversationally takes the privilege of having gone to school up to a considerable level.
Expecting people to address you in a second, school instructed language, because you haven& #39;t been able to learn the street language, is classist privilege.
Even non-Baganda, if poor & uneducated, operate in Kla, at a level where Luganda is a more accessible language to learn than English. If you& #39;ve had enough privilege to learn English, you have more resources than they do learn languages. Invest in it & adjust or be easy.
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