So I'd give them the free tour of the West Lake, and they taught me English.
Alpha had written to me in English, but the words, the sensibility, was African.
But I think there's no question that for some reason people perceive of me as being quintessentially English, whatever that means, I've not quite understood what it means, why a Huddersfield welder is less quintessentially English than someone who talks like me is way beyond my understanding, it's really a strange thing.
As it happens these hundreds of millions are willing to do work that is directly competing with me and other English language speaking freelancers.
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My male high school journalism teacher taught me to write and most of my female English teachers gave me a love of literature that is one of the mainstays of my spiritual life to this day.
The essence of the Corthay aesthetic, he tells me, is sturdy English construction with a slimmed-down Italian profile.
Several days ago my manager told me that one of the clubs in the English Premier League is interested in me.
One was a young boy, 14 years old, he is in school, and his name is Rami(ph) and he wanted to practice his English with me.
Showed what I thought was my ticket to the conductor, who most politely and in immaculate English told me I was carrying a piece of paper saying my credit card had been refused, and next time to buy a ticket at the counter.
During the 20-minute drive, he spoke easily and impressed me with his knowledge, English fluency, and calm, kind air.
This, for me, has become the English horn solo in the opening section, strutting obliviously around the yard.
He was passionate and he was explaining it to me, in his limited English and doing very well.
The man spoke in heavily accented English and told me that this would be his first Presidential election as a U.S. citizen.
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"He said, 'Pop, we speak English, give me the money and we can buy things and sell them here, ' " his father recalled.
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An English muffin set me back an even three bucks this morning but it came to our table delicately wrapped in a napkin folded by an origami expert.
Dave Marash, the ABC News veteran who once worked for Al Jazeera English, told me the network has a "post-colonial" view of America and its stories can be infused with that attitude.
They had striking smiles and sold bracelets, two of which I bought after they impressed me by wanting to practice their English.
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In perfect English, she told me that although she's a feminist and doesn't believe in beauty pageants, she'll use it as a platform to talk about hijras' rights.
The SNP finance minister John Swinney cites cancer drugs to me as one area in which English patients can receive treatment on the NHS not available north of the border.
Beginning at 8am my very knowledgeable guide, who was also completely fluent in the English language, whisked me away (on foot) as we proceeded to walk through the Forum, into the Colosseum and over to the Pantheon.
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Throughout the interview he spoke to me in his sometimes halting but expressive English.
He slides easily between French and German with local staff, Spanish with his office and English with the Russians and me.
He probably won't forgive me for saying that a pass in English is not guaranteed as he has managed to spell the amateur bit of amateur jockey wrong in his account profile.
It doesn't make any difference if, like me, you couldn't even speak English until you were in your 20s.
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Even so, I got a book flung at me for talking in class by our inspirational English teacher, an ex-army man.
Since my editors at Forbes always blanch when I use language like that, let me hasten to explain the ideas in normal English.
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An ethnically Chinese sales manager, who spoke English with a distinct French accent, greeted me.
"Beards are hideous things if you ask me, " says Attree, who sports a traditional English moustache.
After a swift chuckle, each time he reminded me to pursue rigorous coursework in Math, Science and English.
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