As a result, the English educated can handle this English world with ease. And for the long period in which "people with no Chinese have been able to get along nicely both socially and professionally," Chinese has been lacking in practical value.
因此當這群人士在英語世界應付自如，長久以來「在工作和社交場合不會講華語也活得很好」時，學起華語就缺了一股實際的動力。