Quote Originally Posted by davedove View Post
I have noticed that we in the States also seem to be able to understand the different accents better (accents, not languages), probably because we are a nation of immigrants.

When I was in the Army, in the clinic there was a Sergeant from Puerto Rico and one of the people working for her was from Korea. I had no problems understanding either of them, but they had a real hard time talking to each other.
Oh, yeah. Found myself in a Mexican restaurant one evening, here in Southern California, with a Mancunian*. He and the waiter were both speaking English, but I had to translate in both directions!




* Native of Manchester, England