The better you speak a language the less it has a distinctive sound to it. I remember as a kid when I didn't speak English fluently yet it sounded like Danish or Dutch to me (eg. I was unable to tell English from Danish when we would visit Denmark). If you're a native English speaker and you want an idea of what English sounds like to non-speakers, I'd say your best bet is to listen to something in Dutch. Dutch people frequently don't even have a noticeable accent in English.
Of course if your native language is distant enough (like mine) most northern European languages (Germanic and Slavic) pretty much sound like variations of the same language anyway. For most of the world English and German probably sound pretty much alike with German having bit "harsher" consonant sounds.
Of course if your native language is distant enough (like mine) most northern European languages (Germanic and Slavic) pretty much sound like variations of the same language anyway. For most of the world English and German probably sound pretty much alike with German having bit "harsher" consonant sounds.