I know I'd be struggling for sure.
Well, you may argue that their English is not standard ( I found that statement of yours quite amusing though), but honestly who would care about your own definition of "standard" ? Specially when the supposedly non-standard English (in your opinion anyway) IS actually the standard in the mainstream of the society.
And, judging on your background (assume you grew up in mainland China, didn't speak English in a native English environment since you were a kid, took a TOEFL test), to say that after 5 years in Canada, "如果不是来这里偶尔聊聊，连中文也快忘光了", that's a bit over-exaggerating to me. Coz no matter how hard you try, you can't forget your mother tongue. Actually if your English can be half as good as your Chinese, you can consider yourself lucky.
Well, you may argue that their English is not standard ( I found that statement of yours quite amusing though), but honestly who would care about your own definition of "standard" ? Specially when the supposedly non-standard English (in your opinion anyway) IS actually the standard in the mainstream of the society.
And, judging on your background (assume you grew up in mainland China, didn't speak English in a native English environment since you were a kid, took a TOEFL test), to say that after 5 years in Canada, "如果不是来这里偶尔聊聊，连中文也快忘光了", that's a bit over-exaggerating to me. Coz no matter how hard you try, you can't forget your mother tongue. Actually if your English can be half as good as your Chinese, you can consider yourself lucky.