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why Autralian guys r so cold ? i am chinese and i am not bad in English. since i plan to study abroad i have to learn Autralian account(it's quite different) . who can tell me why three natives refused me ????? this depressed me a lot . well , now i wonder whether u Autralian r all that cold ???? no offence, maybe it's not a good choice to go to AutraliaThank you for your answering, and I want to explain that these three natives who all want to learn Chinese and willing to help others. I am not stupid and well-educated so I won' t disturb others. Anyway, thank you ,we all will be much better :)Sorry ,guys,I have been to shanghai these days. Thanks again and sorry for the remark on Australian. I changed my profile and please don't argue about it . I always make mistakes, but I can change and improve myself.

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Perhaps they refused because they aren't learning your language and don't have the time to teach. I've had to refuse a lot of people because they spoke languages like Hindi and Arabic and I have no ambition to learn those languages nor time to teach. And often, it's hard to teach people English, especially when they don't know yours. They may not have meant to seem "cold", they may just be too busy.
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hi, Sisse excuseme, but i don't think so, i have some australian friends, they're so nice and warm people
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There is an assumed higher level of correctness in writing, so you should not write the same way you speak. In saying this to people who are learning the language, you are doing them a great disservice. Spoken is always more terse. Written text spoken aloud comes across as painfully verbose (like an audio book - it is not natural spoken language). However, you should take extra care when writing, as your errors are patently obvious and interrupt the flow of reading. Of course people learning will make errors - but for people teaching, routinely making mistakes is unforgivable. Of course it's more difficult to write correctly, which is why these sections are always the hardest on tests like IELTS (students consistently perform the lowest on written). You are now coming out with what you really intended. That Australians speak some other language (since you cite slang). Since you are obviously fairly ignorant on the topic, Peachy and I tried to educate you about it. The language spoken by educated people in this country is the same as the language spoken by educated people in US, UK, South Africa, Canada, New Zealand etc. Every place has a different accent, and there are many slangs and difficult accents (Scottish, Welsh, Cockney, Jordie etc) in every part of the globe including the origin of the language. There is no point to single out Australians for their accent or slang, as somehow having some divergent language. This is what we're trying to point out to you, since what you said is incorrect and in fact condescending.
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I am also an Engineer, and you're conveniently forgetting that I also refuted your deductive inference. That was nothing to do with grammar. :::Australian are nice people if you can speak their language. Your English is not bad, but you are demanding their pure English. That's why they don't want to talk to you. Perhaps this is an example of your shortcomings in English. The interpretation of saying "their language" as opposed to "their accent" implies it is separate from other English language. Language exists independently of accent, since there can be an arbitrary number of accents. Why else would you use "their", which is exclusive. It is a natural conclusion for people who understand the language to assume that the choice of using "their" implies the existence of that which is "not theirs". Whether intended or not, you're making that statement, and that statement is not only untrue but mildly condescending. It's at this point that I felt a need to provide my input on this issue directly, because it was possibly a common misunderstanding between dialect and accent. Note that this was still pertinent to the question being asked. It was a point of clarification. The issue of grammar I raised separately. I'd previously assumed perhaps you had made a few slip ups, typing or editing mistakes that we all do now and then. However, upon reading the onslaught of repeated simple errors in grammar, misappropriations (such as "shine away" which is actually "shy away") and barely comprehensible sentences, I felt the need to speak out because you're dishing out a lot of advice to people on this site. I think at least you shouldn't go around telling native speakers that they've misunderstood the question and start brandishing meaningless phases like "pure english" (and I am not blaming the student, who is admitting they are a student and not pretending to have mastery of the language).
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How are you today? Pronounce " How're u to die ?" My first free lesson to you, speak with Australian accent. Australian are nice people if you can speak their language. Your English is not bad, but you are demanding their pure English. That's why they don't want to talk to you. Addition: English Native speakers should understand what I meant. It is not the Australian they don't speak correct English. If you look at her profile, she claims that she wants friend who speaks pure English. Others who might speak with langs or accent is not pure. Mr. Peachey's recommondation in his answer definately not meet her requirement, The PURE ENGLISH requirement. In my understanding, The Australian were in complying to her request as she claimed in her profile. So she was rejected. I want to send her a friend request too. But, I don't speak pure English. I am just being honest. In fact, how many people in the world dare to clam " PURE ENGLISH" I was wondering, Native English speakers are only able to write in correct grammar. But, they don't even able to read and understanding the English Languages. It is in my profile. I studied neither Chinese nor English grammar in the native speaking schools. I learn to read and understanding the language. For example: What is your name, if you don't understand what I asked. How can you answer my question. Mislead the blind intentionally is worst than blind leading the blind. @ StevenSteven My understanding. she rated you with thumb down. She did not ask other readers to rated you. If insist, I will place another thumb down for you. So you can have humbs down instead of thumb down. In additon, she stated " NO APPEAL PLEASE". Can you tell me, what does it mean in English ?

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