I have to agree with MMM and Sitron here.
Although I'm too reclusive/shy to flat out call someone who talks like that out on their behavior, I do find it irritating.
It's one thing to mix languages if you live in a bilingual community where it's common, accepted, and people understand what you're saying. I live in Georgia, and I hear kids on my bus mix Spanish and English all the time without any issues.
It's one thing if you're practicing the language and simply forget a word, and use your native language to replace that word. We did it all the time in Chinese class, and I did it while practicing Chinese at home.
It's one thing if you're messing around with friends who understand that you're just joking when you randomly use foreign words while you talk. I'm a member of our school's anime club, and we have our moments.
BUT if you're doing it
on a regular basis for the
sole purpose of looking "cool" or acting like the people that language is linked to, it's dumb. Especially when you're around people who have no idea what you're saying, or people who know what the words mean but know you have no idea what you're talking about. ( I really don't think pop music should count, becuase it's a 2-3 minute song, not regular conversation, and the music itself is what truly matters when it comes to its popularity )
I emphasize the words
regular basis and
sole purpose, because it's okay to do it every once in awhile for whatever reason. But doing it constanly because you think it makes you look "awesome", whether it be on the internet or face to face, can get on people's nerves.
Now I haven't had any physical encounters ( only internet ) with people who talk the way Sitron described. But being an African American, I have seen several people who try to talk/act ghetto just to look cool, but end up making fools of themselves, so I can relate because I see it as no different than someone who puts "desu" at the end of every sentence or describes everything as "sugoi" or "kawaii" in an attempt to impress people with their "Japanese". It is irritating to me either way.
But in the end, there's really nothing you yourself can do. Either enough people will complain to make them change their behavior, or you should avoid them as much as you can. Don't let it eat away at you for too long.
That's just my two cents.
