I arrived at London at last. The railway station was big, black, and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. I spoke English very carefully and clearly. The porter, however, could not understand me. I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. "I am a foreigner," I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. "You soon learn English!" he said. I wonder. In England, each man speaks a different language. The English understands each other, but I don't understand them! Do they speak English?