Interrupting speakers spontaneously; communicating difficult messages politely; fine-tuning statements diplomatically Interrupting speakers sometimes difficult as is expressing small but important differences in opinion/feeling This limitation does not prevent me from participating but I feel less efficacy in expressing my thoughts Difficulties in finding adequate words for immediate reaction in a discussion. Then it is easy to be quiet. This is in comparison with discussions in my mother tongue Difficult to understand speakers who speak in low volume and/or too fast