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W o n d e r l a n d Posted at 12:50 pm on Dec. 30, 2008
What english speaking  accent do you find it most difficult to understand?

I LOVE the Canadian accent, but I do struggle with it
Same with Irish

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GoloSLB Posted at 7:35 pm on Dec. 30, 2008
East Coast Americans...can't understand a word they say...
Lulu Nobody Posted at 7:07 pm on Dec. 30, 2008
I'm gonna say, from what I know of English accents, either a heavy Irish or Scottish. It's the vowels that throws me completely most times. I love them though.
Colleen35 Posted at 2:12 pm on Dec. 30, 2008
East Africans used to be hard for me to understand, but now I love their accent, since I've gotten used to it.

I still have some trouble understanding British folk when they speak fast, but mostly I understand everyone.

TheatreMinelli Posted at 1:00 pm on Dec. 30, 2008
Quote: from Tattered And Torn at 8:52 pm on Dec. 30, 2008

Quote: from theatreminelli at 8:51 pm on Dec. 30, 2008

Glasweigan. Oh My GOOOOOOOD. I need that accent dead and buried.

Shut up


Seriously I can't listen to it.

BubbleCake Posted at 12:55 pm on Dec. 30, 2008
Some British accents. Hm, Northern Irish sometimes also.  
W o n d e r l a n d Posted at 12:55 pm on Dec. 30, 2008
Quote: from arwen rashka at 7:52 am on Dec. 31, 2008

Canadian accent.
Right-o.

I don't sound any different than the people in California do when I go down there. Maybe you're thinking of a Newfie Accent? Or French-Canadian?

But South African.



idk
2 of my teachers are canadian
I find it hard to understand

but they dont mind, they are really nice teachers so they pick on me because I have a strong Australian accent  

Josh2k6 Posted at 12:54 pm on Dec. 30, 2008
My accent is pretty hard to understand.
I have a welsh accent btw.
Drinkingjam Posted at 12:53 pm on Dec. 30, 2008
Hardcore scottish or south african, anything else is alright.
W o n d e r l a n d Posted at 12:53 pm on Dec. 30, 2008
Quote: from theatreminelli at 7:51 am on Dec. 31, 2008

Glasweigan. Oh My GOOOOOOOD. I need that accent dead and buried.

I dont think I have ever heard that
airemaye Posted at 12:53 pm on Dec. 30, 2008
When I went to Ireland, I had trouble understanding some people. I had to ask them to repeat what they'd said, and I was so embarassed. And then I was like, "This is why people hate American tourists, isn't it?"
arwen rashka Posted at 12:52 pm on Dec. 30, 2008
Canadian accent.
Right-o.

I don't sound any different than the people in California do when I go down there. Maybe you're thinking of a Newfie Accent? Or French-Canadian?

But South African.

chaosdisown Posted at 12:52 pm on Dec. 30, 2008
almost all english speaking accents i could understand, unless they have a strong accent which gets in the way of their ability to speak certain sounds.

ironically, i think my accent is very bad, i have trouble with "r"s it takes me forever to get someone to understand

Tattered And Torn Posted at 12:52 pm on Dec. 30, 2008
Quote: from theatreminelli at 8:51 pm on Dec. 30, 2008

Glasweigan. Oh My GOOOOOOOD. I need that accent dead and buried.

Shut up  

MyipodsnameisJosie Posted at 12:51 pm on Dec. 30, 2008
Um... Austrian I think. Wolfgang Puck, whatever he is. That's barely English, in my opinion.
Skifox Posted at 12:51 pm on Dec. 30, 2008
:O i looooove the irish.
Scottish accent, yuck! and also I can't understand them, actually, anywhere up north, newcastle, yorkshire. blah.
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