That astounds me. I met some expatriates that were illiterate (well, they couldn&#x27;t speak much either) when I lived there -- but they usually came and went over the course of three year stints. They lived with their families, in expat neighborhoods, and their kids went to Western (American) schools.<p>And they left. Every ~3 years or so.<p>Even that would kill me. For me, literacy is job one. I never understood how an adult would be - could be - willing to be functionally illiterate as an adult.