I thought Level 6 English was supposed to fix communication problems like this? Both were at fault IMHO. The controller kept giving EVA ambiguous instructions and the crew were not clarifying the direction of turn she required to go "southbound".
Well the Yanks better go back to school...........
(and yes i do fly into the usofa.....)
http://http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20161028-native-english-speakers-are-the-worlds-worst-communicators