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vkazanovyesterday at 6:19 AM1 replyview on HN

Heh, based on my incorrect and probably wrong experience Dutch and Swedes are the best non-native english speakers in term of both the accent and fluency.


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viraptoryesterday at 9:28 AM

Those and Icelandic people. But there's a fun correlation - see how much the US media content is played compared to local one per country. And which countries use subs rather than dubs or voiceovers in cinemas and TV. https://publications.europa.eu/resource/cellar/e4d5cbf4-a839...

If you have exposure to English media from young age and don't get a translation, you learn pretty quickly.