What is English about English?

I am not in the league of persons who speak only in English. Though I am not particularly uncomfortable with that language, I know I am no king of English. I am much more comfortable with my mother tongue. I know, this holds true with most of us (I am not denying the fact that there are people who would like to pretend otherwise).Without any further ado, let me get to what I am trying to say. I was transplanted to the United States a month back. When I boarded my flight, I thought I am going to be comfortable on the language front because I did not find many problems with the American accent of speech. I have watched enough Hollywood movies, you doubting Thomas! But lilied did I know what was in store for me! I knew what a faucet was, but I didn't imagine my friend in America couldn't figure out what a tap is. And back home, I have talked only about taps you know! Who will bother to say faucet when there is a much, much easier word? I had never heard about okra, though it happens to be one of my favorite dishes. And to top it all, I had a worse experience yesterday. I was to travel from Boston to Portland by bus and I reached the bus terminal some 10 minutes too early. I saw a random crowd, faintly resembling a Q (literally) in front of the gate at which my bus would arrive. I went and asked the gentle man standing at end which I thought is the fag end of the queue:"Excuse me, is this a queue"?"A what???” the man looked to have been offered a puzzle."I mean, is this a QUEUE to board the bus?” I think I became more polite.But it didn't seem that he noticed it. He started thinking. He might be looking for some ciphers to decode my cryptic clue.But luckily for me, the lady standing just in front of him intervened, and assured me that it is. Thank God, she saved me. I got enough time inside the bus travel to figure out the Americanese for Queue. Boy! I had to ask if it was a line!That threw me off balance. I was thrown into some deep thoughts. How many of us remember that there used to be a time when our teachers would tell us that 'colour' is the right way to spell that word and not 'color'? Who cares to specialise these days when he sees all others specializing? The world of English or the English language of the world is drastically changing. With the ever increasing influence of USA on the world, its politics, economy and socio-cultural behavior, I don't think there is a going back. With computers, internet and software playing more vital a role everyday to each of our lives, I don't think there is a going back. With ever increasing dominance of US companies, particularly Microsoft, in anything related to computers, I don't think there is a going back. With more and more eyes opened towards the US as the land of opportunities, I don't think there is a going back. No pal, it is not going to reverse. The world is going to be more and more Americanized.England is the place where this language was born. I am not sure how much English this language would remain, though! A 100 years from now, I think people of England would fail to align themselves to the language which we call by the name English. It would be an alien tongue to them, and they would feel that they are robbed of even the name of the language that rightfully belongs to them! What a pity, but how helplessly on cards? We have got nothing to do about it. The world is going to the exact direction where it should. And the English is at a loss! Hey, my dear Anglican, time you started calling your language British, too!