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I feel your frustration, but as Ukrainian, I've spent years learning English in Ukraine before I could actually start using it with native English speakers and English is much easier language than Russian for example.

Most people in Ukraine don't even have a way to practice English with native English speakers at all.

So perhaps a bit more practice upfront would be a good idea :)

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That is fair. I was living in Turkey when I went to Ukraine so spending 3 months learning a third language at the time was all I could commit.

I understand others wanting to practice with a native English speaker, and them getting the chance was probably more beneficial than me speaking Russian. Though the stereotype of Americans not attempting to learn a 2nd language gives me a slight annoyance, though nothing I lose much sleep over :)

The only language I could not grasp when traveling was Nepalese. Though all Asian languages based on tones has given me trouble.

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