Chauvinism

English is a Tool: Don't Use it like a Cudgel!

English is a Tool: Don't Use it like a Cudgel!

International colleagues resent the lack of effort made on the part of the monoglot English speaker. They experience a loss of professional stature when having to speak with those who are not only comfortable with the language, but who appear to vaunt the effortlessness with which they bend the language to their will. And they suspect that the offending expat uses this virtuosity to gain unfair advantage in the workplace.