Native English speakers for the most part, do not care if you don't speak perfect English nor do they even really want you to.

Over the years I have learned a number of languages using all sorts of methods like Duolingo, Rosetta Stone, language exchange apps, and even living in other countries. I've learned German more or less fluently, studied some Japanese, Korean, and Russian, and know smatterings of other languages. I've visited Europe several times and Asia once.<br><br>For the longest time, I assumed that everyone who spoke a different native tongue felt like they were in some sort of competition with English speakers around the world. As a small part of that, I used to think that native English speakers were deeply self conscious about their lack of fluency in other languages and that is why they were ignoring the rest of the world who spoke other languages. I assumed that everyone else had the same perception that I had about English speakers not being interested in communicating with non English speakers.<br><br>I've come to realize over the years that most of the rest of the world does not have the perception that I had. I think Germany is an exception here, and some other European nations have it a bit too. It is true that English speakers are by and large not all that interested in communicating in other languages, but it's not because they are self conscious or care very much if you are proficient in English or not.<br><br>If you speak ANY English at all, they are happy to chat with you and will rarely correct you. I have visited countries where English is not widely spoken and have had to work hard to communicate with people, but rarely have I had anyone correct me on grammar or spelling. I believe this is because they are genuinely happy to meet an English speaker who is willing to communicate with them.<br><br>I have been to multilingual countries like Belgium, where out of the three main languages spoken (Dutch, French, and German), not a single person tried to correct my poor pronunciation or spelling even when it was obvious that I was an English speaker.<br><br>I've been to multilingual countries like Japan where most people are completely obsessed with testing English fluency on obvious tourists like me. In these countries, they are very excited to show off their English skills, but to me, these countries are in the minority.<br><br>In fact, I believe it is the opposite - many people get nervous speaking to English speakers because they don't want to be judged or corrected - but most of the time an English speaker will not even care enough to correct you.<br><br>I know that there are some English speakers who are very self conscious about this, and who are interested in communicating in other languages, and who are happy to learn and practice alongside you, but it's not the norm.