just so you know...

I realized today: I am a year and a month into my service here and people still don't have a clue what I am saying. I know I am speaking perfectly clear, using the right words (ok maybe not the correct verb tenses) and all that, and still they just look at me and say...what is it that you want?

I don't know what to do about it. I needed some things done by today and nobody had a clue what I was talking about or else they just plain ignored me?

This is a clear sign to me I need to start hitting the books.