Having lived in so cali for 13+ years in my past...be thankful I didn't address the gentleman as " S'Up Esse'"...which, of course would be out of place in such as well presented post...and I would certainly never do.
Sorry I misread you.
Regarding the seemingly-patronizing “well-spoken and legal” comment through... hell, from my point of view that’s a compliment nowadays. I’ve got women in my company from China and Mexico and none of them can speak english worth a damn.
I can at least semi-communicate with the Mexicans. As for Chinese I know “ni hao” (hiya) and “zai jian” (cya).
You’re talking a lot for a guy who essentially said “Too long, didn’t read”
Here’s how we do this on the internet:
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