Strange question, but: Is it really that unusual for an American to be able to distinguish between English spoken with an English, Australian, Irish, Scottish, Dutch, German, French, or Finnish accent?
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Interesting. All of the Dutch coworkers I've had, the accent rings as clear as a bell. Meanwhile, I have absolutely met Swedes in their early 20's who could be mistaken for Brits.
What I've found in Swedish at least is that a person's characteristic Swedish accent is proportional to their age. Younger Swedes started learning English and being inundated with media in English at a younger age, so it's more natural to speak it.
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Beyond that, whether their English voice trends towards English-English or American English depends on where the inevitable school instructor or instructor(s) were from for the English classes.
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Yeah, makes sense. I found with people whose pronunciation was excellent, word choice would sometimes give origin away, but that's a much more vague thing to go by.
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