Why did you come to the US from other countries? ナゼ、アナタはアメリカにキタノデスカ？

I'm enjoying to attend the ESL (English as a Second Language) class which is held at the library every week. Today's topic was "Why did you come to the US?".

One of participants, Brazilian, said that her home town is not a safe place. So, her family had really wanted to move. Another person, Iranian, who is a devout Christian, told us that she had no place to be in her home country, because the majority are Muslim.

I said to the classmates that I came here mainly to learn English for my work. Then, they asked me that only this is your reason? What else?? Why?? They seemed not to understand me.

毎週図書館で開かれている非ネイティブ対象の英会話クラスをいつも楽しみにしながら、それに参加しています。今日の話題は「みんな何でアメリカに来たのか」。

参加者の一人ブラジル人の奥さんは、住んでた町は恐怖がいっぱいで何としてでも安全な国に行きたかったそう。もう一人の参加者のイラン人は、敬けんなキリスト教徒で、イスラム教徒が主である本国に居場所がなくなってしまったとのこと。

自分はどうしても英語を覚えたくて来ました、と言ったら、え？それだけのため？他には？って。なんかあまり意味が通じなかったみたい。