I suspect your co-worker with a heavy accent is just plain lazy. Learning another language is difficult, but not impossible.

My family moved from Ukraine to United States when I was 11. I could only speak two words in English. In school, they placed me in ESL (English as a Second Language) class. But it was a total waste of time. All of the kids were goofing off and not learning the language.

My parents asked the school to place me in a regular English class. By the end of the year, I got a B grade. I remember I used to watch a lot "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (because Patrick Stewart had this awesome British accent).

A few years later, I graduated High School with all A's.

I suspect your co-worker with a heavy accent is just plain lazy. Learning another language is difficult, but not impossible.

My family moved from Ukraine to United States when I was 11. I could only speak two words in English. In school, they placed me in ESL (English as a Second Language) class. But it was a total waste of time. All of the kids were goofing off and not learning the language.

My parents asked the school to place me in a regular English class. By the end of the year, I got a B grade. I remember I used to watch a lot "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (because Patrick Stewart had this awesome British access). I also enjoyed "Batman: The Animated Series."

A few years later, I graduated High School with all A's.