My wife is from Russia, and she is a nurse at a local hospital, just last night as she was about to end her shift, she was rushed to the emergency room, a patient had just arrived who was dying because the batteries in her pas maker failed. The patient is from Russia and lived in the USA for over 15 years, and could not speak a word of english. This poor lady was very scared and confused, my wife was able to calm her down, and translate everything the doctor had to do to save her life. This has happen several times in the past, and is one reason why I feel its important that if you want to live in this country, you should learn basic english.
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