Lousy ATC, lousy English, lousy procedures
It is always somebody else's fault isn't. I can share the feeling that there are lots of traps in our job (which is not only pushing buttons).
"Keep the eyes on the ball"
About the ''lousy English'', the same could be said about a number of ATC around the UK who speak with strong regional accents, with no effort whatsoever to make the task easier for pilots from abroad.