I personally think that you were reading this wrong.
Imagine for a moment, that someone comes up to you and starts talking to you in a foreign language. You are immediately uncomfortable and probably clam up.
This happens a lot of white guys in China for example. They will often be approached by random weirdos who want to know if they speak Chinese. The easiest way out of this situation is just to ignore them and hope that they go away. Silence covers up all kinds of fears and insecurities.
When it happens to you, it simply means that she is uncomfortable. Maybe your opener was off. Maybe you should try using her mother tongue. Maybe she is simply over whelmed by having such a handsome foreigner approach her.
This happens to me all the time. You just need to be patient, keep on going and realise that cross cultural conversations often take longer to warm up.
Imagine for a moment, that someone comes up to you and starts talking to you in a foreign language. You are immediately uncomfortable and probably clam up.
This happens a lot of white guys in China for example. They will often be approached by random weirdos who want to know if they speak Chinese. The easiest way out of this situation is just to ignore them and hope that they go away. Silence covers up all kinds of fears and insecurities.
When it happens to you, it simply means that she is uncomfortable. Maybe your opener was off. Maybe you should try using her mother tongue. Maybe she is simply over whelmed by having such a handsome foreigner approach her.
This happens to me all the time. You just need to be patient, keep on going and realise that cross cultural conversations often take longer to warm up.