I'm from Georgia, USA, living in Singapore, and I regularly translate English-to-English among colleagues who are Chinese, Indian, Filipino, Thai, Aussie, Ameri

I'm from Georgia, USA, living in Singapore, and I regularly translate English-to-English among colleagues who are Chinese, Indian, Filipino, Thai, Aussie, American, British, etc. I think exposure to many English accents and dialects certainly helps regional comprehension even though it's the same language.