Like having a Libyan Air Force Major who spoke no English being told by a young Libyan Lieutenant who almost spoke English relaying what you said. As Far said....it is complicated sometimes. Along with the Language issues, loss of face issues, and then Rank got thrown into the mix. Caring about the outcome of a Chinook conversion course under those circumstances was more than a bit difficult. Bottom line the money was very good and living in northern Italy at the foot of the Alps was not bad duty.
Relevance check SAS. This occurrence was in Sumburgh with two qualified and current English speaking pilots. Retirement is in danger of mixing your cogent posts with rambling ones.