It is an historical fact that in the 17th century the British did not go around the world to impose their language; they went places with an intention to do trade. Later, they forcibly occupied many countries in Africa and Asia.And of course they occupied North America and USA as well. In their more than 300 years of history in Africa and Asia they conquered many countries. It was followed by the creation of their own system of education, transport, communication and governance. Britishnecessarily did not force people in the colonies to embrace English. In many cases, the rulers of princelystates and elite in the colonies willingly adopted Englishlanguage to have better relations with their new rulers. Spread of English language in colonies did not drastically change the native culture and identity. Stretching from India, Malaysia to Indonesia and Hong Kong the English language became an alternate way for communication. It was always used as other language along with several local languages and dialects.