Am I the only one who gets shy and feel limited because of my accent? English is not my first language and when communicating at work, I often find it hard to speak with ease :(

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You are not the only one! I feel exactly the same way. I have been told not to worry about it as many Americans dont even know any other language and they admire how well we speak English:) And that they like our accents!

Sometimes when I take half a second longer than others to speak, people speak over me. I have to assert my self to compensate for it. #It’sWeird

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