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Non-Americans; do you have trouble understanding spoken American English? - Elektrisk - 10-12-2009
Or a certain American accent?
Discuss.
RE: Non-Americans; do you have trouble understanding spoken American English? - Grizzly - 10-12-2009
I'm American and sometiems I have trouble understanding North-Eastern accents. What's really funny, is some people have trouble understanding my Texas drawl.
RE: Non-Americans; do you have trouble understanding spoken American English? - Elektrisk - 10-12-2009
(10-12-2009, 02:24 AM)Grizzly Wrote: I'm American and sometiems I have trouble understanding North-Eastern accents. What's really funny, is some people have trouble understanding my Texas drawl.
I know what you mean. Especially people from Boston or New Jersey.
And I don't understand that, either. I have European friends who are like, "I can't understand people with Southern accents." I suppose they just haven't had exposure to them, as we haven't to northeastern accents. Well, I haven't; the only other state I've been to is Texas.
RE: Non-Americans; do you have trouble understanding spoken American English? - Gaijin - 10-12-2009
Well I don't have any problems understanding spoken english, but for some reason I hate it when people speak with British accents.
And I freaking love the Irish accent.
It's just sometimes I have a problem realising that a person is speaking to me on english, because I speak few languages fluent without accent, and I simply start answering in the language that's first on my mind.
Sometimes it's funny but in most cases people are like wtf.
RE: Non-Americans; do you have trouble understanding spoken American English? - Tim - 10-12-2009
I don't generally have any trouble with American accents, I suppose Australian accents aren't that different. Sometimes I wonder how you guys get phrases mixed up, for example I hear Americans say "I could care less" when they mean "I could't care less".
RE: Non-Americans; do you have trouble understanding spoken American English? - Grizzly - 10-12-2009
You know what accent I find hot? A nice british accent on a woman :o
And of course, a little southern twang lol
Nothing beats a southern girl.
RE: Non-Americans; do you have trouble understanding spoken American English? - Guerreiro - 10-12-2009
If you can understand a scottish farmer then i need you to translate for me the next time i go there.
All American accents i can follow, Irish to a degree and Welsh, pure Welsh no way in hell. haha.
RE: Non-Americans; do you have trouble understanding spoken American English? - Gasman - 10-12-2009
No issues for me.
RE: Non-Americans; do you have trouble understanding spoken American English? - cheeseburger - 10-12-2009
I'm Australian, I don't have much trouble.
RE: Non-Americans; do you have trouble understanding spoken American English? - Viciousness - 10-12-2009
I'm Swedish. I can't understand anything you Americans are saying...