Introducing MrChefkoch

[MrChefkoch]

Hi,

I am new to this forum so I thought it would be a good idea to introduce myself. I go by the name of "MrChefkoch" on the internet and on this forum as you can clearly see.
I am 21 years old and I live in Baden-Wuerttemberg, in a little town near the French border. I graduated school about three months ago.
I'm currently taking a gap year in order to earn some money which will enable me to pay for a 800 km hike (~500 mi) across the Spanish Pyrenees.

I've been learning English for 15 years. However, I've never been to an English-speaking country. I plan on visiting London next year though.
I came here, not because I need a lot of help, but to help others and to further improve and perfect my language skills.

Kind regards,
MrChefkoch

[Delfino]

I am new to this forum, so I thought it would be a good idea to introduce myself.
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I didn't come here because I need a lot of help but to help others and to further improve and perfect my language skills.

Welcome to the forum!

[Insanoflex]

I am new to this forum, so I thought it would be a good idea to introduce myself.
...
I didn't come here because I need a lot of help but to help others and to further improve and perfect my language skills.

Welcome to the forum!

I would argue that the correction you supplied here, while not incorrect, isn't exactly correct either. The sentence "I came here, not because I need a lot of help, but to help others and to further improve and perfect my language skills." sounds perfectly natural to my ears.

[Delfino]

I came here, not because I need a lot of help, but to help others and to further improve and perfect my language skills.

I didn't come here because I need a lot of help, but to help others and to further improve and perfect my language skills.

Looking at the sentence again I have to agree. So let me thank you for pointing out
that I only provided an alternative which, unfortunately, was not as good as the original.

[Insanoflex]

I wouldn't say it wasn't as good as the original. They are both equally correct I think.