Posted by: Quagmire December 16, 2009
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Pixie, just because someone disagreed with you doesn't mean you stray off and start labeling others as morons. I'm not taking sides but you really made a meal out of what you got told. You're completely ignoring the fact that most of these Americans come across hundreds of foreigners who really struggle to muster a set of words that form a "perfect" sense! Hence, when that woman heard you speaking "perfect" English, she must've really felt pretty impressed.
English is not your language. Feel whatever you like but thats the way it is. Hence, as long as you live in America, you will continually come across people who will feel "impressed" by your grasp on the language. However, down the road, should you be able to attain a respectful position in a firm or society, people will definitely not bother to question your knowledge on the language. To make things more clear, even KulChandra Gautam doesn't seem to have a "fantastic" and "clear" English but personality and grasp on a language are two different aspects of a personality. Just because a person has a fantastic English doesn't equate to him or her being a "good" personality!
So take a chill pill and remain calm. If someone tells you that your English is really good, it is a compliment. If you feel otherwise, I'd strongly urge you to take it with a pinch of salt. There's really no need to get worked up. What do you expect them to say? Oh, you're brown, you're an immigrant who came from a non English speaking country, therefore, you must have a good grasp of English language.