[Braden]

A real-life situation popped into my head last night, and I'm not sure what to make of it so I thought I'd ask for your opinions.

It's not something that has happened recently but more of a recurring scenario. I'm going to alter the story a little because it regards my two friends and their family, and I feel awkward bitching about them on here.

So, my two friends are Eastern European and I get on with them very well. They were brought to England at a very early age and celebrate their nation's traditions nonetheless, they're very proud of who they are and stay true to their Eastern European roots, which is great. However, myself and a few of my friends feel a bit intimidated by the fact that whenever we're invited round to their house the family speak in their native language.

It's not a problem as such, but a few of us feel that it's rude of them to speak in a foreign language when they can speak English perfectly well. But on the other hand I feel that criticising them for speaking their own language in their own home is narrow-minded and pretty ignorant.

Do you think what they're doing is rude?