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I found this to be true in almost anyplace I have traveled. Try to learn a few common words and be polite. If the locals know English they will switch to that because it makes things faster.
The only exception I can think of is Puerto Rico outside of the tourist zones. They acted like jaded New Yorkers when I couldn't speak fluent Spanish.
Half of them probably were jaded (ex-)New Yorkers
I met a few ex-NYers that lived/worked in PR. A couple of them were very jaded.