heuieuu 564 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 I've notice this phenomenon that whenever there is even the slightest accent, people are like "OMG WTF IS THIS GUY SAYING. HIS ACCENT LOL" (they don't actually say "lol" aloud, but you know what I mean) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teru 22,363 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 not really, but it depends on the accent I guess. I've only had a hard time on rare occasions and then it was a combination of accent and mumbling/slurred speech so idk. there's no specific accent that I find difficult Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigManSam 244 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 I think its an american thing. For a big country it has very few accents. Some places will grow up only ever hearing one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veyda 765 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 mmmm nope not really. unless they used different slang/words, for the most part i can understand it the only one i can think of is some that are like from the deep south but even then, it's because they used different slang and words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b l a s i a n 2,227 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Not really. I would try to find out what they are saying though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Step 192 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Not at all, I had this one teacher who had a REALLY thick accent, but I still got what he was saying after I got used to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshiner 1,054 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 No I don't think I've ever had a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog 5,083 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 If it's not American, I'll have slight problems with it if it's really heavy and the words join together too much. But it doesn't happen to me too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyHill's Comeback 2,080 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 I have a hard time with filipino accents only.. and I'm half. o_0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messica 5,468 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 None at all actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgl 5,919 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Unless it's a REALLY thick accent and/or full of local colloquialisms or slang, I usually don't have a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
His Majesty Robosexual 446 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Yes and it drives me crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsa 1,139 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Not really. My grandparents speak semi broken english with thick German accents, so I guess I've kind of been conditioned for European accents. Sometimes SE Asian accents like Singaporean, Thai, etc. throw me off, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ã…—peachesã…— 2,148 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 lol i have a friend from spain and her accent is pretty easy understand, but every time she goes the starbucks they literally cannot understand a word she says, its fucking crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Wine 1,540 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 I just ask them to repeat themselves if I don't understand. But most of the time that doesn't happen. Then again, I live where a lot of Spanish-speakers have English as a second language, and my family has southern accents, so I could be accustomed to accents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoyothaa 1,395 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 I've only ever had a problem with an accent with my old Calculus professor The math was hard enough to wrap my head around and her thick accent just made it all the more confusing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
____shawnee 4,118 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Not usually, unless it's pretty thick. There may be moments when I couldn't catch it the first time but i'm usually okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
المروة 745 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 No not really, since my parents and my friends have accents so I'm cool with it tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girls'Generation 88 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 like understanding? or imitating? i don't have a hard time with either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heuieuu 564 Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 like understanding? or imitating? i don't have a hard time with either. I hate when people imitate accents when they are horrible at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter 24 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 No problem at all with accents, even if thick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North and South 4,680 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Omg I KNOW. A guy with like a slight Asian or Arab accent as a TA will get a ton of groans from those stupid douchebags who can't even spell properly themselves. I don't mind accents in the slightest tbh. Sometimes I may be thrown off for a second or two, but after adjustment, I usually never have problems. Also, I think they're kind of nice. It's great to see that someone is learning another language, and it really gives an individuality to a person. If people can find European/ Austrailian accents "sexy" then I fail to see why they should treat other accents like trash, or be too lazy to attune themselves to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
...... 3,962 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 I have a very neutral hybrid American and English dialect... but stateside, after say, coming back from UK or skyping w/ friends from UK, when my accent is temporarily a little "heavier" i guess... my US friends sometimes are like "what did you say?" ...which always confuses the hell out of me....because like I said... I'm very neutralized and it shouldn't be hard to understand me at all. I think people in the US do have more of an issue understanding foreign dialects than say... Europeans... But i think it's because US has like 2 common languages, and only a handful of dialects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgin Mary's Vagina 107 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Omg I KNOW. A guy with like a slight Asian or Arab accent as a TA will get a ton of groans from those stupid douchebags who can't even spell properly themselves. I don't mind accents in the slightest tbh. Sometimes I may be thrown off for a second or two, but after adjustment, I usually never have problems. Also, I think they're kind of nice. It's great to see that someone is learning another language, and it really gives an individuality to a person. If people can find European/ Austrailian accents "sexy" then I fail to see why they should treat other accents like trash, or be too lazy to attune themselves to it. whats a TA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North and South 4,680 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 whats a TA? A teaching assistant. They usually help professors to mark assignment, run labs or tutorials. Basically, they are like your second teacher for a class at university. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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