> This meme that people from Eastern Europe or India are less capable purely because they live in lower cost-of-living economies is a disgrace. To be clear: I

> This meme that people from Eastern Europe or India are less capable purely because they live in lower cost-of-living economies is a disgrace. To be clear: I didn't say that. > I also doubt that the advantage of being a native English speaker matters much if you cannot express yourself in a clear and concise manner, which has less to do with country of origin, and more to do with your grasp of the subject at hand and your ability to think straight. You need to both have a firm grasp of the subject matter and be able to speak a shared language fairly well. There are lots of companies where the overhead of dealing with somebody who doesn't speak English well and is in a vastly different timezone just doesn't make sense. I mean, when you're dealing with technical subjects, below a certain level of fluency, it's hard to even know if the other person understands the subtleties of what you're talking about.