English takes no skill to speak.

Seriously, some of the dumbest people in the world speak it. It takes no skill to speak. Whereas other languages such as Русский, Español, Tiếng Việt, 日本語, 汉语, 한국어 and several others require skill. I'm sick of hearing this comment about how English is one of the most difficult languages in the world. It's the easiest. Anglophones are also some of the most ignorant and obnoxious people in the world.

A minute to learn, a lifetime to master.

It's pretty easy to speak/write BAD English, hell almost everyone is doing it! Ever spoken to a telemarketer from India? They might have the grammar and words figured out, but their pronunciation...

Then there are those for whom the situation is the opposite.

Not too many get it both right though.

I'll stick to speaking/writing broken English for now :)