For context, I’ve lived in Norway since I was around 10–11 years old (I was born in Brazil), and I’m about to turn 21 in a few weeks. I speak Norwegian quite fluently and some people can barely tell that I’m not a native speaker.
Despite that, a lot of people still switch to English when talking to me. Even when I start the conversation in Norwegian and continue replying in Norwegian, they keep speaking English. This has happened in pretty much every situation, doctor appointments, supermarkets, job interviews, asking for directions… basically everywhere.
At some point, I even started questioning whether I actually speak Norwegian well. I asked close friends (who are native Norwegian speakers) if there was anything wrong with the way I speak, and they all said no and that I sound completely normal. Some even said I have a native dialect.
Has anyone else experienced something like this? It would honestly help me sleep better knowing I’m not crazy lol