Yes I also have this problem - I even went to the trouble of getting the game exchanged in Gamestation and it still did it.
I know of other people who have got past this point though so it can't be all of the games?
Aside from not talking to her, there is this
http://www.consolesearch.com/item/WI...tch_found.html
Basically it says change the language settings before you restart your savegame then quit and change them back after you've got past it - but if you don't need to speak to her, seems like a lot of hassle for nothing!
This has really irritated me.