My Apology to Naomi Wu and the Make Community

Re:My Apology to Naomi Wu and the Make Community by CydeWeys on Sunday November 19, 2017 @11:16PM (#15737755)

What point are you trying to prove here? It's not like English is some magical language that no one can possibly learn well if they didn't grow up speaking it. Go to Europe and you'll find millions of people who aren't native English speakers but nevertheless speak it excellently.

In the grand scheme of things, being able to learn another language well does not beggar belief. In the context of this discussion, your comments are leaving a sour taste in my mouth. She's been questioned enough already.

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Re:My Apology to Naomi Wu and the Make Community by jacobolus on Monday November 20, 2017 @12:39AM (#15738044)

I’m not trying to prove anything.

I’m just saying her English seems quite a bit better than average.

(My wife is Chinese and has very good English, as do many of her friends. I by no means think Chinese people are generally incapable of learning English or anything.)

I thought my point was pretty obvious and simple.

There are sure a lot of people here with sticks up their butts.

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