As a certified francophone, I can attest that Kossst made a correct translation of his slang french. Let me add that I understand where he's coming from as I feel a bit the same. The people at TG are real gentlemen and this thread shows that people from different origins are very welcome here. But for some guys, including me, a couple problems arise when you can't use the english language in more subtle ways.

First, it's a lot harder to be clear and concise. You can already see that from the way I'm writing looooong sentences. Blaise Pascal said it right when he wrote a long letter to a friend: "I have only made this letter rather long because I have not had time to make it shorter". It's also very true in game because you don't have time to translate. I can't count the number of times I have seen an enemy squad in a place I have a hard time to describe. Often, by the time I found a way to say it they're already gone. This is even more of a problem when you're squad leading. Which is why I avoid being SL as much as possible.

Kossst brought an other problem that is so true. Humor is such a good way to connect with people. It's so hard to be funny in a language you don't master. Obviously, some guys will have a good laugh at a weird sentence you just said, but that's not the same as joking about a funny situation. I wouldn't want to speak for anyone else, but even though I feel totally welcome on TG, I know I might never be able to connect to some people here as I could if english was my first language.

There's also a problem of tone. We all use subtle cues in the way we express ourselves to help people understand our intentions. But sometimes, you say something that is meant to be nice, but one of the words you used or the way you said it might be perceived as being sarcastic or bitchy. It can happen to anyone, even in their first language, it's just worse when it's your second language.

As I said in french on my first reply to this thread, I feel it would be wrong to insist on squading with french guys as we risk isolating ourselves. Of course, no one ever wanted that in the first place, that's not the spirit of this community. But understand that it's such a relief every now and then to let go of the translation and just being able to concentrate on your game.

Let me conclude with this:
TG est véritablement une communauté exceptionnelle. Je ne connais pas, dans le monde du jeu vidéo, d'autre endroit où on peut trouver un tel esprit de camaraderie et d'ouverture d'esprit. Longue vie à Tactical Gamer!

There is no way I could have said it so clearly in english.