For some languages the answer is obvious. They are small, seldomly learnt by outsiders and native speakers are not accustomed to hearing the language spoken with an accent. But compare for example English and Spanish. Both huge and commonly learnt languages. A Spanish speaker speaking English while still trilling and tapping their r has a foreign accent. Perfectly acceptable maybe even charming. An English speaker speaking Spanish and not being able to tap and roll the r doesn't have an accent but a speech impediment. So why is the difference accepted in one way but not the other? Maybe English is uniquely tolerant?
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