Of course, this won't apply to British themselves I think, but rather more to people who are from outside the UK. Over XBL and stuff, I have friends from Hull and Newcastle, and I find their accents almost impossible to catch what they're saying. It's a little awkward cause I can't reply them immediately since I'm still trying to decipher what they just said. Anyone find British accents(besides the Cambridge/London accents) difficult to understand?
In general I don't have any difficulty understanding British Accents, but over Xbox Live it can get difficult because of the crappy sound and mic. Sometimes you get chopped up sentences and that's alittle hard to understand. If I speak to a Brittish boy or girl in person or if the sound over Live is good, then I haven't had any problems so far.
By the way, check this video out. It's a tour of the Brittish accents. The guy is actually prettty good. :)
not really, they aren't noticeable anymore. it's more the person I get used to than the general accent though. I was watching craig ferguson and he had a scottish guy on, craig's voice is just natural to me now and easy to understand, and the other guy was just like.. heavy accent.
In general I don't have any difficulty understanding British Accents, but over Xbox Live it can get difficult because of the crappy sound and mic. Sometimes you get chopped up sentences and that's alittle hard to understand. If I speak to a Brittish boy or girl in person or if the sound over Live is good, then I haven't had any problems so far.
By the way, check this video out. It's a tour of the Brittish accents. The guy is actually prettty good. :)
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That's probably it, because when I've only spoken face to face with people from London/Cambridge. The rest are over XBL mics.
Nah, I've yet to have a really tough time understanding any of the British accents I've heard in my life. This is slightly unrelated, but man I have a thing for Irish accents. :P
Do you find American accents hard to understand? I do, with the Southern states anway. the_kidisblack
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As for the TC question. Yes, I have the same problem with understanding some british speakers/accents. I'm not sure if its the speed or the shortened syllables or whatever
I find British accents to be very, very hot. There's that one type I can't stand though. I believe it's called a Cockney accent. Makes my ears bleed. Bruin4ev3r1520
Yes, this is my answer. I will usually tell them to keep talking. :P
I find British accents to be very, very hot. There's that one type I can't stand though. I believe it's called a Cockney accent. Makes my ears bleed. Bruin4ev3r1520
Step dad's British and I've been to England quite a few times so I'm used to it. A lot of my friends can't even understand the "Harry Potter" movies because of their accent. Can't believe them :P
[QUOTE="the_kidisblack"]Do you find American accents hard to understand? I do, with the Southern states anway. majwill24
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As for the TC question. Yes, I have the same problem with understanding some british speakers/accents. I'm not sure if its the speed or the shortened syllables or whatever
Why was that :| worthy? Some people from further south in the US have incredibly thick accents. Anyway, I do have trouble understanding some British accents sometimes, despite the fact that I live in Britain.
Ehh? The Newcastle accent is probably the most difficult to understand, but I can still understand most accents. I'm from Manchester myself, my accent is rather posh according to quite a few people.
[QUOTE="the_kidisblack"]Do you find American accents hard to understand? I do, with the Southern states anway. Silent-Hal
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As for the TC question. Yes, I have the same problem with understanding some british speakers/accents. I'm not sure if its the speed or the shortened syllables or whatever
Why was that :| worthy? Some people from further south in the US have incredibly thick accents. Anyway, I do have trouble understanding some British accents sometimes, despite the fact that I live in Britain.
I made the face because it seems like he was upset and so mentioned southern american accent. I was reading through the responses and his comment just stuck out like a sore thumb.
Well my native language is not English and I don't speak it in my country, but I can say that I find the British English a lil' bit harder to understand than the American... Big influence.
Generally, I can understand British accents, even the Glaswegian accent. However, what do GameSpot users think about Northern Irish accents? I have one, as I am from Northern Ireland, and I have heard Northern Irish accents can be hard to understand.
Generally, I can understand British accents, even the Glaswegian accent. However, what do GameSpot users think about Northern Irish accents? I have one, as I am from Northern Ireland, and I have heard Northern Irish accents can be hard to understand.michaelP4
I was on a plane to Australia with a chap from Belfast a few years ago. Admittedley he was smashed and I'd had a few beers and a couple of valium, however to me he's may as well have been speaking backwards. In fact he probably was...
[QUOTE="Bruin4ev3r1520"]I find British accents to be very, very hot. There's that one type I can't stand though. I believe it's called a Cockney accent. Makes my ears bleed. MistressMinako
Yes, this is my answer. I will usually tell them to keep talking. :P Well hello thar ;) I find most of them easy to understand, though a lot of people can't understand my accent and it dosn't transmit well with VOIP's heavy compression
Its funny, because i cant even watch the first 10 minutes of Uk office because because i have to keep going back to get what he says, its absolutley ridiculous to me, i want to like the show, but i just cant, plus i seen some highlights on youtube, and eh, nothing special, the american office is brilliant as hell though,
This comes from an american whos lived in china all his life though so...
Yeh I'm British and I can understand them. Only thing my dad and his family are Geordie and I have absolutely no idea what my nan is saying half the time (cause she's really broad) so I just nod and say yes a lot :P
Hey im British and I struggle to understand some accents. In particular, i really struggle with the really scouse Liverpool accent. And also, eventhough I am from the south west of the country, I also sometimes struggle to understand the west country accent too :P
Of course, this won't apply to British themselves I think, but rather more to people who are from outside the UK. Over XBL and stuff, I have friends from Hull and Newcastle, and I find their accents almost impossible to catch what they're saying.
It's a little awkward cause I can't reply them immediately since I'm still trying to decipher what they just said. Anyone find British accents(besides the Cambridge/London accents) difficult to understand? th3warr1or
It does apply to british people as well . Some accents are like a foreign language in the uk
Some people find my accent difficult to understand, even face to face :| I wouldn't say my accent is thick, but people in the US aren't used to a Scottish accent.
im from norfolk and i apparently have a very 'posh accent'...girls say it to me all the time when i go out, but yeah...i cant STAND northern accents, especially liverpool/newcastle. and yeah...southern american accent si find very amusing...no matter what they say the accent just makes them seem very....slow witted :P
One of my friend's parents British accent I thought was an ancient Mayan language. Oh, and she used "rubbish" alot. :V
MasterBolt360
hey...rubbish is actually a word....technically 'garbage' isnt, we invented the language ;) also...does it really annoy anyone else (brits) when the americans put their flag on a game under language selection...and when they say 'speak american' drives me loopy!!! grrrr
I find certain accents difficult to understand period, and is even more annoying when you have to deal with someone that has one on the phone, such as a service representative.
yeah kind of. at my old job, a kid started working there who had a 'normal' British accent and whenever he'd say something i always was like 'what???' and he'd have to repeat it a few times.
I stay in North-east Scotland but I lived in Florida for a brief period of my life, so I have a slightly toned down Scottish accent. I can understand people from all over the UK for the most part but people from the shetland islands (where scotland meets scandinavia, sort of accent)..I truly have NO idea what they are saying.
Of course, this won't apply to British themselves I think, but rather more to people who are from outside the UK. Over XBL and stuff, I have friends from Hull and Newcastle, and I find their accents almost impossible to catch what they're saying.
It's a little awkward cause I can't reply them immediately since I'm still trying to decipher what they just said. Anyone find British accents(besides the Cambridge/London accents) difficult to understand? th3warr1or
I'm British and I can't understand all British accents, have you ever tried to understand a scouser? :O
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