Still can't get enough of Manny's win a couple of hours ago. Guess I might be feeling this way for the next days. At least, there's a reason to be happy...Anyways, Manny sure is a devil in the ring. It seems as if he wants to annihilate anyone who dares to fight him. But when he gets interviewed and starts answering in English, feels like I'm the one who worries for him. Oh well, at least he's trying. His English might sound funny but at least he's exerting an effort into speaking it. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. That's the only way to learn...
Mexican star Thalia is a classic example. When she visited the country in 1996, she couldn't utter a single English word. Nada. After moving to the United States (apparently trying out an unsuccessful singing career and finally marrying Mariah Carey's ex-flame Tommy Motolla) the popular Mexican star now speaks great English.
My point is, in America, they don't care if you speak their language poorly. As long as they are able to understand what you mean, there's no problem. They won't laugh or think less of you. People these days are becoming less proficient in English because of a fear of committing a grammatical mistake. It's in our culture...When somebody speaks bad English, we get all entertained. We shouldn't be too critical. Being proficient in the English language isn't a parameter in rating somebody's intelligence.
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