Voyages of people from England play an important part
in spreading the English language. At present, English is
frequently spoken as an official or common language in
many countries, such as America, Singapore, Malaysia
and some African countries. All based on British English,
the English spoken in these countries can be well understood
by native English speakers. But actually, these Englishes have
been gradually changing in accents, spellings, expressions and the usage of vocabulary.
Because of this fact, you can make use of the differences to tell which country
the foreigners of your block are from. For example, if a boss fluently commands
his driver, “Come up straight to my apartment by elevator and take some gas for
my trucks and cabs”, instead of requesting, “Please come to my flat by lift and take
some petrol for my lorries and taxis”, you can recognize his American identity, while
the latter suggests that he is British.