Your experience is not completely fruitless. Almost all of people from
mainland China I have come across speak awkward English, they learned the
grammar but missed out on the nuance of words, just as anyone learning a
foreign tongue would; lacking an opportunity to use the language daily is a
setback, hence not many of them speak fluently.

I was raised in the mainland, completed education in Vancouver, and work in
Singapore.

Not really proving you wrong, is it?


"Mydnight" > wrote in message
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>I am not stereotyping. I am, again, speaking from my fruitless
> experience. I have taught English in about 5 different provinces
> (North, South, East, and West) in China so far, and the overall level
> of English even in the key Universities (Tsing Hua included) for
> various reasons is far below the level that's to be expected. But this
> is another topic that is not related to tea.
>
> Before you continue your crusade in ad homium and disrespect; I quit,
> you win.
>
> But, at least prove me wrong again and tell us where you hail from.
>