Those who criticize you do not know themselves and I believe they lack exposure...some years back I would have thought the same way but I schooled and have lived in the UK for about 9 years and have mixed with all sorts of people from all races and creeds. Check out the accent of an Indian man speaking English or a Polish-man or worst still a Frenchman...The accent is so so so strong from the Frenchman. I remember living with a french man a flatmate who was also my uni-school mate and the first few days I moved in was hell for me until I became used to his speaking patterns. So Peter of P-Square, speak how you wanna speak, be who you wanna be and do what you wanna do!!!