Originally Posted by
Mauibaby2008
Is this really weird? that sometimes I enjoy being in a country where I don't know the language because I can just tune it all out and be in my head - guess it's an introverted thing
I don't know if it is weird but I have something similar. I have traveled extensively in Japan and speak enough Japanese to get along pretty well when necessary. The problem is that many students who are studying English can be a bit aggressive at times in trying to engage English-speaking visitors in "practice conversations." I don't mind helping them once in awhile but on occasion I respond in German, claiming I don't speak English. My German is pretty bad, from high school, but they don't know that and I can escape the language lesson and "be in my head" without being too rude.
Sometimes we just want to enjoy our travel experiences alone. Nothing weird about that.