I'm a Clinical research Quality and Training specialist working for a global pharmaceutical industry company. In my work, it is usual for us to communicate with colleagues from different country. So English becomes the highest priority during my daily work. But, I don't know if it is because of the different culture or not, I found it always spend a lot of time on discussion and argument on different opinion. Anyway, I thought language is just a contact tool just like telephone or facebook. Learning from each other can make us know each other better and connect us closer. :)