Speaking a native language without a native tongue. Being in a foreign to a country and learning to live and speak a language one doesn't quite understand would be hard. Americans have trouble speaking and writing English so, I'm sure someone from another country would have difficulty. The English language can be learned it has to be studied and put into practice.
The daughter was brought up in a home where proper English was not spoken. She was compared to other Asians and Americans when testing was involved. She was determined to prove she could test higher in language skills. She and her mother learned English. Her mother did not speak proper English. This was embarrassing to the daughter. The daughter called, her mother's English, broken. The mother did not put her words in the proper order. She understood the meaning, but those around her could not understand what was being said.
We as Americans have these same problems. We speak one way, but are expected to write another. I know that I am having this problem myself. The daughter does prove language can be overcome. She becomes a writer, and is successful. She has published books. She is an inspiration that we can overcome what we put our minds to.
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