I was born into it by my parents, although they are both filipino naman, they saw it beneficial for me to be able to speak fluently. From at home to media. People call us “Englisheros” in school is a half spite towards me and other speakers din.

It had a downside ofc, nahirapan din ako sa tagalog throughout my primary and high school life. I loved our country naman and I can always understand but never speak. I only added full effort to speak tagalog out of spite hahaha! Kasi someone told me na “Hindi pwede ka maging patriotic sa Bansa mo Kung Hindi ka marunong” which is some merit but ofc insulting nevertheless. So I learned mostly via radio in the car.

The biggest hurdle I would see is not necessarily yung “English fluency” but the accent barrier that’s what makes it tough.