yasemin, men using fake broken english

Submitted by Lina (United Kingdom), Mar 21, 2009 at 19:18

What a heartless man you were unfortunate to have known... makes you wonder how people could be so sick. But yes, a lot of these men learn other languages from a young age, because they know that it's vital in the world of commerce. They're actually quite well-informed about western culture in general, but claim not to be. Only men with very low levels of education will usually have poor language skills (some might even be illiterate). I've noticed that they tend to pick up mainly grotesque, slang or other words that will help them with their cruel intentions.

Cuteness is one reason for feigning bad english - they know that a lot of women also feel close to them in a maternal way - quite similar to how some Russian scam girls might turn up the "dumb" or "exotic" factor when charming much older men. But another reason is avoidance. The less english a man claims to know, the more he'll get away with; and he'll use his cute poor english as an excuse for not knowing about this or that. You know... "sorry, I don't understand" when interrogated about his intentions. Anything to do with love, romance, sex or money, they DO seem to understand (sometimes even more than the average westerner)! But of course they'll be shocked when they discover that their western girlfriend is fluent in arabic! And can no longer criticize her right in front of her face... These men aren't always the sharpest tools in the garden shed, but they're social & business masters. They know what they want & they know how to get it.

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