Do You Have Trouble Understanding People With Accents?

[Rasalom]

Ok, just wondering here, but do any of you have trouble understanding people with accents? I only ask because last night, this morning actually, a girl I met on the internet asked me to call her. I did, & she hung up on me after a half dozen words. According to her friend, she couldn't understand me. I am from the South, so I do have a bit of a Southern accent, not an aweful one, most people can hardly tell it's there, & I sure can't notice it when I try to listen to myself. I can generally understand people no matter what sort of accent they have, so long as they speak all of their words in English, not a mixture of English & their native language. Just curious about how well everyone else can understand others.

[slamer37]

yeah half the ppl at my school ar rednecks,so they have a southern accent, and i have no trouble understanding them. well mainly becuse im from the south

[Frost]

I usually don't have too much of a problem with accents. Though sometimes I do have to listen more closely to catch everything the first time around. Depends on what accent it is/how pronounced it is.

[VioletDazzle305]

it really depends how strong of an accent you have. i live in New Jersey, and i have no accent... why does everyone think we say "new jeysey"? pfft... i wanna go down south, my friend brought me souveniers from there. mm...apple butter. yumm.. :D anyway, i barely understand Indian accents. its like "wtf", so i just smile and nod. :\ haha, but i think i can understand accents from down south. =]

[Tiny_Tot]

I don't really find it much of a problem.... It takes a few words to get accustomed to a really strong accent, like up North or a London accent(a native speaker), but after a couple of minutes, i understand it.

Foreigners however are differant. I can never understand them, when they try to speak english, especially when they havn't been in the country for long

[sYn]

I usually have a tough time, my dad can understand people with foreign accents better then I can. I think if their accents were mild I would be able to understand more but the majority of the foreign people I encounter at work have very thick heavy accents and they usually get mad at me if I'm on the phone talking to them and I keep having them repeat everything they say.

[Sparkle]

I tend of have quite a bit of trouble understanding certain accents, but i think with a little patience you can over come it if you listen hard enough.

[Freakin Rican]

I have a spanish accent and live like right on the mason dixie line so i don't really have a problem understanding people but my friends from up north have a big problem understanding people in the south...they have diffrent slang which makes it so hard i think.

[Rasalom]

Thanks guys, I appreciate all of the input!

[VioletDazzle305]

i went to get chinese yesterday, and i couldn't understand a word the guy said to me. i ended up getting raw rice. mmm. :\

[CrimsonInferno]

I have no problem at all with understanding people with accents because my parents are from Nigeria, so I'm constantly surrounded by Nigerians. Plus, where I live, I meet people from different ethnic backgrounds. So may it be foreign or even straight southern from deep down in Georgia, I'll understand you, lol.

[TwoHeartsAbove]

Sometimes i have problems understanding people with accents... But its fun to guess where they are from while you are listening to them x]

[snookid]

ahaha so u gonna have a good time with me i guess .....
better be ready
:P

[Windsgottencolder]

It really depends on the accent and how heavy it is. I've gotten pretty embarrased in the past having to ask repeadily what somebody said and still not understanding it.