By max Antonucci

On the first day of classes in Florence, everyone was talking about their attempts to speak Italian with the locals — easier in theory than in practice, mainly because of how many Italians know English.

My teacher, Dorothy Barret, overheard and said she actually disliked how many Italians speak English.

Barret, who isn't originally from Italy, said it makes her feel like a burden as a visitor to the country whenever she attempts to speak Italian. The entire class agreed and laughed with sympathy at her exclamation that it made her "feel like a jackass."

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