I had a co worker who grew up in NYC to Chinese speaking parents. When I asked her how her weekend went on time she said, her parents bank was bought and she n

I had a co worker who grew up in NYC to Chinese speaking parents. When I asked her how her weekend went on time she said, her parents bank was bought and she needed to go there and help out as her parents didn’t speak English well enough. “When you live in a country for 40 years you should try to learn the language”. Having visited I can see how you could get by without English, though it would limit you.