You are already in a world of millions of people who already have English skills - India, China, Japan, Thailand and they are just crying to come to a western world to exhibit their ability.
I have been a teacher for the past 40 years and have to "sum up" a person within 10 minutes. If you can't get your punctuation and grammar correct, we simply move on to the next person. We don't have time to provide you with 10 years of education.
You have to present yourself adequately to get any sort of "forward help."
Hi Colin,
I wouldn't treat that particular case in school master's manner. Especially Thais use the worst English I have experienced and think they pronounce everything correctly and have the best knowledge of English grammar.
Some examples: "No have.", "I think it is better than." (than what?) and many other "lingual malfunctions".
I was offered a job to teach English at a high school, accompanied by a government work permit and unlimited stay permit - and refused, although I guess my English is better than that of Danish "English teachers" teaching three mistakes in one short sentence: "This hen lay much egg."
Some people have a hard time learning a foreign language and some don't. I belong to the latter kind of people and never had to study English at home after school. I learnt perfect Turkish at the University of Bonn within six months (of course the only student for the professor to take care of.)
Going to Turkey (Military attaché staff, Ankara) nobody thought me being other than a Turk. (dark teint, black mustache and black hair)
(now dark teint, no mustache and grey hair)
Don't be too tough on members not originating from the UK, USA or Australia. There are several more countries than those distributed over the planet called "Earth".
BTW, I don't see any prove you're (orderly) teacher.
Boncuk