Is it rude to speak in your own language when others are present?

[Deeba1234]

Re: Is it rude to speak in your own language when others are present?

@Mad_Hatter

In my office, we’ve been specifically told we’re NOT allowed to talk to anyone other than English, and if you speak in ‘your own language’ you’ll get in trouble.
So much for all the Punjabi swearing that we used to do

I have an Indian friend whose mum doesn’t speak much English and when they went to hospital and saw a Punjabi doctor they tried to get him to speak the language but he refused.. Would that be considered rude by most people or understandable?