[TudareWQT]

Many countries, Thailand included, are seeking NATIVE English speaking teachers, for their schools, private & public, giving them all kinds of privileges and bonuses which are not given to Thai born teachers, ( I know this for a fact, because my wife works in an Bkk. school where there are teachers of different nationalities) fringe benefits such as free deluxe apartments, and other stipends, plus monthly salary which is as great or greater than that of their Thai counter part. [this is unfair to Thai teachers and school staff, but they are told by school administrators that school needs these farang teachers more than others, so they have to offer them more. ] But that was subject for another post, what I meant to find out here is; WHO are native English speakers?...are they Brittons?..Americans?...Australians?...S. Africans?...aperson born in each of these places has a little different way of talking English-though correct English is written alike in all parts of the world-even here in U.S, in different parts of the country you could hear English spoken, but you would have trouble understanding some words, these PIDGIN English speakers ARE native speakers. Then there is different implied meaning of some words in different countries, like Aussie would say; Good on you mate!...what? American would say Good FOR you buddy..etc....so will the REAL, genuine NATIVE English speaker please stand up! ..P.S. there is a gentleman teaching English in my wife`s school-and he is a Malaysian-I guess he is a NATIVE English speaker