<p>Actually you can speak in whatever language on the phone, it will not draw hostility but either indifference (if you’re in a big city) or admiration (in some places such as a college campus). The Coke ad reaction came from a fringe of Americans who do not represent the overall nation’s inhabitants. I’(m sure you have those in your country too. Remember that your perception of things as a toddler or very young child is likely to be VERY different from your perception of things now, regardless of how much has changed.</p>