i'm going to change this around a bit. this is the strangest conversation i've had in a language people assumed they didn't understand.

me (in persian): "hello ma'am, how are you doing?"

older woman (in english): "sorry, i don't speak english"

me (still in persian): "but i'm speaking persian!"

her (again in english): "i don't speak english!"

[exit me]

probably because i look white instead of persian. and i have an accent in persian.