She lived far inland, a ways from the capital, grew up when Yugoslavia isolated. Likely her Italian wasnt that good and French near non-existent, with little exposure to English until arriving in New York at 26. Much of her background is exaggerated. She picked up what one will on the modeling circuit, but it was much less Anglo-centric/international when she modeled. And I doubt if her skill improved much as Mrs. Trump. But she strikes me as more a shyish homebody anyway, despite the catwalk years, and I doubt if Donald inproved her self-confidence either, fights or no fights. But as First Lady, she could do some intensive English, no? While Barron's at school?

The speech was dumb - word salad, nothing to grab hold of. Lots of big words that led nowhere, no anecdotes - it could have been a speech about female CEOs, work-at-home moms, women in war zones - who knows. It must be put together by the same guy who makes Trump sound like such a klutz mentioning Frederick Douglass or the Holocaust or simply anything. And there's no Melania there - nothing about what she's seen in life, nothing about Yugoslavia or communism, nothing about oppression of women in modeling. She's just a cut-out at the lectern, the cat-talk rather than the cat-walk. No wonder she didn't have any enthusiasm, though frankly she just doesn't come across as an enthusiastic person - more like someone who waits to be told what to do, and if not, happy to sit drinking coffee until needed.