@CiaraNi Good point, native speakers certainly have to adapt too in a context of a majority of non-natives

One anecdote from Jose Emilio Labra that didn't make the article was: some times in international research conferences the non-natives communicate in (their) English, and the natives are the ones left out because they don't manage to tune in, or understand. Or as academics might say, "renegotiate" the interaction.

I guess in Denmark you might have had similar experiences?

You'll never become a NATIVE English speaker

No matter how hard you try, the years in the UK or Ireland, the effort in your accent, or the AI applications you might use to fake it

There is a language wall, made of accents, cultural references and seemingly illogical phrasal verbs and idioms, that we cannot jump

But IT DOESN'T MATTER.

90% of your interactions are probably with other non-native speakers. As long as you understand each other, you're good.

More on this: https://europeanperspective.news/neither-british-nor-american-how-europeans-speak-their-own-flavour-of-english/