Sure, but I was comparing to the us, where they hear a different accent they are immediately interested. Here it’s seen as a negative thing that’s all I meant.

Same feeling as a U.K. expat living in Portugal. Many locals give me a dirty look when they hear my accent (my husband is Portuguese and I studied to b2 level so not perfect but pretty good) rather than the attitude of oh I wonder where this person who has taken the time to learn my language from. When I visited the US for 3 weeks I was asked about my home town way more than I have been asked in 4 years living in Lisbon. It’s honestly sad!