Based on the context and the answer, generate a question. 

Context: Maintenance guy came over to look at a leak today ( my charming older building has not so charming plumbing ) . That itself was unremarkable-- the interesting part was his language . He spoke in an English / Spanish hybrid that I have not encountered before , about a 50/50 or 60/40 mix of words ( favoring English ) .

Answer:

The repairman was speaking a foreign language .



Why was the narrator not communicating well with the repairman ?