[a8i]

> in the way that a native speaker does

You are aware that native speakers can have (sometimes wildly) varying accents, right?

There are inarguably millions upon millions L1 English speakers in India. The fact that the English they speak isn't identical to the one you speak doesn't really change that fact.

[wil421]

Well I dont have trouble communicating with the majority of people in the US no matter where they are from or even the UK and Europe. But I do have a problem understanding the Indians that I am talking to 10+ hours a week.

I am not trying to bash people from India here its just that I have more trouble communicating with so called "English as first language too" speakers than other groups.