Asklemmy

I have an uncommon timeline. I come from a country where English isn't the primary/national language, but a majority of the population can speak/write it. My parents had the foresight to teach us siblings English first so it would be more natural to us and therefore give us an advantage in our future careers. So I technically learned English first before the local/native language. But because I grew up in my country and only being exposed to American English through movies/tv, my English isn't exactly "native" and you can pick up within a minute of speaking with me that I'm not a native speaker. But I'm always told that I don't have the typical accent people from my home country have when speaking English and mine is more neutral.