> 1. Q. How do you learn to speak Japanese like a person from Japan?

> A. Learn from a Japanese person, mimic the way they speak.

True enough because other than the Japanese there's hardly any other nationals who speak Japanese.

> 2. Q. How do you learn to speak Spanish like a person from Spain or
> South America(in other words a native speaker of Spanish)?

> A. Learn from someone who is from Spain, Cuba, Argentina, Mexico, and
> so on.......

Fair enough, Spanish is now spoken bt nationals of various cvountries other than Spain.

> 3. Q. How do you learn to speak English like the people from UK,
> USA,Canada, Australia, and NZ(in other words a NATIVE speaker of
> English)?

> A. Learn from someone who is from there(a natural born citizen, not
> an immigrant... LOL)

Now, what if English is spoken by people from countries other than the five listed here? What if large numbers of people from other countries are adept at English and their abilities are near-native or even native?

> Now here is a multiple choice question:

> 1. So, now let me ask you, what is the best way for me to learn to
> speak German like a native?

> A. Learn from a Russian who has a Master's degree in German Studies
> B. Learn from a Scotish man who has lived in Austria and Germany for
> four years
> C. Learn from a native German from Hamburg who has a BA degree and a
> teaching certification in teaching German
> D. Learn from a man who was born in New York City, but his great
> Grandfather was a German soldier in the First World War who later
> immigrated to the USA after the war.

Ask a German and in some cases an Austrian, Belgian or others with equivalent German skills to teach. Perhaps, a Belgian with a degree in German Literature might be a better teacher than a tramp from Louisiana. Just a thought!

> Now, you know which is the right answer, so now you should understand
> why schools want NATIVE speakers of English.

Not quite reason enough!