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A question to those who live in a foreign country
I have a question to those who live in a foreign country and speak foreign language every day.

Are you often being corrected by your friends, colleagues, family members, strangers in public places? If you are, how do you feel about it? Do you feel like an eternal pupil? If you are trying to reach high social status in your new country, does this correcting make you feel less significant?

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@Aud,
I do understand that they are overcaring and want me to be better. Sometimes I just want to communicate and express ideas/opinion and corrections aren't necessary. Usually I will be happy if a friends corrects me, but not strangers. Friendship first, then I am happy for correction. Friendship is more important to me than perfect grammar.
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I was in Minsk for 3 weeks this month, and no one corrected my Russian there. Some answered in English which is annoying. However online, without ever asking, many Russians love to correct my Russian and it is very annoying. It happens too often. Usually I won't ever want to speak to them again, because they are annoying.
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I'm an American living in the UK and I get corrected all the time. But my English is slowly improving.
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It's not necessary to live abroad. My wife corrects my russian everyday :))))))))))))))))))))). Especially stresses. She is just grammar-Nazi :)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
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@Phillip
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