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certain words might seem unfamiliar. I was just in London last week and I ordered a combo at McDonalds and they didn't know what a "combo" was till one of the managers came in and said I mean "meal"
I knew of some Brits in Texas who asked for water and were brought vodka.
I find it difficult to pick up on what is being said on some US TV programmes, but the same can be said of some of the mumblings on our programmes as well these days.
My main issue in Texas was understanding what some Hispanics were saying to me despite the fact that they were speaking English.
I knew of some Brits in Texas who asked for water and were brought vodka.
I find it difficult to pick up on what is being said on some US TV programmes, but the same can be said of some of the mumblings on our programmes as well these days.
My main issue in Texas was understanding what some Hispanics were saying to me despite the fact that they were speaking English.
From what I discussed with several Brits before, seems the hardest accents you guys to understand are Southern accents, and accents from ethnic minorities (especially African-Americans)
On the other side of it, some Brits I have no trouble understanding although I may miss a word here are there. Some may as well be speaking Greek, especially many from Scotland and Ireland I just can't understand. I also struggled to understand this Brit I worked with that was from Manchester...I caught maybe half his words but usually that was enough to get the gist of his sentiments.
I know lots of Americans might not fully understand a native from England because of the different words & phrases or slang used in the UK
but what happens if a person from England visits the US? do they ever get confused by the way Americans talk?
I lived in England for 8 years, one of my friends there admitted that she had difficulty understanding me at first. I was surprised because I don't have a regional American accent, it's pretty generic. Maybe if I had a thick southern accent, I would get why she'd have difficulty understanding me. But I don't speak any different to, for example, the characters on the TV show "Friends" and she watches that all the time so you'd think she'd be used to my accent. I don't know...
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Originally Posted by chilaili
Water vs Wadda is always a tough one
That's nothing, come to Philly where everyone says "Wooder".
I'm Australian and I rarely have problems with the American accent. Thank TV, movies.etc for that.
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