tanteMany of the people I do have online conversations with speak English as their first language. I kinda get by but you native speakers really underestimate how hard it is to express oneself in a foreign language. Concepts work differently, metaphors don't really translate, references you have used for decades don't make sense.
EljorgeabidesI have been lucky to work with people who are not in the US. I really need to think about what I am saying when I speak to them to make sure I'm communicating clearly and I never use slang until I hear them use it. (Sometimes I ask if they know the term before I use it as well)
I have so much respect for people who can work in a second language.