u/Immediate-Metal-6105

Greetings, I'm going to Barcelona next week and I've started learning beginner-level Spanish so I can communicate with people while shopping, etc. However, my friend told me that Catalans wouldn't appreciate it and that it would be nicer to try communicating in Catalan. It's a bit upsetting to hear this when I've only just started learning Spanish, but is my friend's information accurate? Would I be perceived negatively by Catalans if I at least greeted them in Spanish?