I'm a native Hebrew and Russian speaker and have been learning English since the age of 12. It's been many years and thus I've obtained a minimally intellectual understanding of English. <br>Sometimes, when I speak to native Americans, without the usage of slang involved, they haven't the smoothest idea of what I am saying. This is highly frustrating and I am forced to often resort to the simplest shortest versions of words I can think of. <br>Sad. <br>It's like speaking with emojis