English, whats the big deal?
One of the best experiences of working in a foreign country is the way your thoughts about English, change !!!In India, it still stays a BIGGGG deal, and in the UK or US, its just another language… We still look down upon people who cannot speak english and are more comfortable in their own languages, but here I really do not see people judging you by the language you speak !!!
There are people who speak English ridiculously, and some who have a horrible accent, or have a very very very heavy MTI (Mother Tongue Influence) but guess what !!! It does not matter, till you can “communicate” well !!!
I say, forget about how well you can speak English, and how many bigg words you know… just think of how well you communicate… rest does not really matter !!!
One of my meetings today was chaired by a lady from China, had 5 Indians from Gharwal, Punjab, Maharashtra, UP and Madras, and all the Americans had a different accent too !!! still the meeting went super well !!!
English, after all, is no BIG DEAL !!!
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