IT’S OK TO USE OTHER LANGUAGES FWIW: Google translate works fine for me in chat

IT’S OK TO USE OTHER LANGUAGES

FWIW: Google translate works fine for me in chat or posts, as long as you avoid idiosyncratic expressions. I know there are French speakers in particular in africa who want to speak with me. I am most comfortable in english, french, italian, german, and russian. But I routinely have conversations in chinese. (although the cultural barrier is higher).