When other countries learn English, do they learn American English or British English?

Much depends on the historical background of the place in which English is being taught as a foreign language.

I am British. My daughter has taught English in Germany, and I do not remember her being forced into teaching "American English".

My son is teaching English in Spain, and he is teaching his natural ways of speaking English, not any particular forms which are "American".

The English learned in India seems to be based on the British model, though they have several variations which are only used by Indians.

Quite likely English-speakers in the Philippines speak in the American way, possibly influenced by Spanish idioms.

So there is no way of proving your point one way or the other. Very rarely can similar points be proved absolutely, with no exceptions - the world is just not like that.

Mokrie and Jaime are wrong in saying that it is the same language in both countries. Just one instance will suffice, out of hundreds in common use; In Britain the pavement is where pedestrians walk - "sidewalk" to Americans. But in the USA the pavement is where motor vehicles drive - it is the road surface.

It depends on the history and politics of the country.

Take Korea as an example. British missionaries first taught English in Korea, but when the country divided, South Korea was connected to the US, so American English became popular.

North Koreans tend to study British English because the US is a political enemy, and when you hear NK media in English, it's often British accent for this reason.

It is not just a duality. If you learn English in the South Pacific, it will probably be New Zealand English. I met a second cousin of mine in Los Angeles for the first time last month. She was born and brought up in the Netherlands and has only recently come to LA, but she speaks perfect English, thanks to her Dutch education, but she has a Canadian accent which she cannot account for. Her teacher must have learned English in Canada. I had a Brazilian friend who had learned American English but was about to go to live in Nigeria where she presumed (correctly) that she would have to communicate in British English and was so aprehensive she brought me her textbook of American English for me to read and tell her how different it was. I made the discovery that the main difference was the American sense of urgency. Old buildings in London, for instance, get "pulled down", those in NYC are "torn down." Otherwise the differences are mainly in the kitchen (skillet for frying pan, faucet for tap) and in buying fruit and veg: rutabarga for swede, eggplant for aubergine, courgette for zucchini. Lengthening As before two consonants (kahsle for castle, dahns for dance, etc,.) is a strictly southern English affectation: no one does it north of the Trent, or even north of the Watford Gap. And of course, the differences within the UK and the USA, and the other Anglophone countries are far, far greater than those between the various national standards of English: visit Hoosier country, Kingston Jamaica, or Geordieland! Incidentally, in Brazil, learners of English are completely confused, seldom sure which sort of English they are being taught, or how much it matters, and if so, why.

That depends on SO much.

History, economy, politics, international relations, location, etc.

MOST European schools kids learn English in a British accent. I have friends from the Czech Republic, Ukraine, and Russia and when they speak English.. they sound like they are from London, or Manchester,

I can't say for sure for other countries, but I'm currently an English teacher in Japan, and as someone who grew up in America, I teach the kids American English. I have several friends who are English teachers, one of whom is from Australia, and one is from England. They teach the English that they know.

Taking into account my friends , in South America , South Korea and Japan they learn American English.However my friends from Italy , Oman , Saudi Arabia and Germany told me that during school they normally learned British English.

It depends on the country. In South America and places like the Philippines, American English. It most of the Commonwealth and Europe, British English.

The english taught in my school was supossed to be "british", but that's just a sort of trademark, they ended teaching some sort of american/ "neutral" english. British english is perceived as classy, more sofisticaded an better than the american one, schools atract students by saying that they teach British english; as I never learnt from school but from videogames, music and movies, which use mostly the american english, I suposed I speak "american english"

American English would be expected in the Americas, but in my country (Argentina) British English is taught and it's widely considered the real thing. Amazing, considering the Falklands/Malvinas issue.

In schools in Switzerland the class books are geared to British English (vocabulary, the "have got" thing Mark mentioned, and the pronunciation guides) but a lot will depend on the teacher as to what the students learn. There are more UK than US teachers though (and more Swiss teachers than either).