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Old 01-May-2006, 02:25
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Default Re: Natives often don't understand me

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Originally Posted by Vibovit

I even began to think of it as a kind of malicious act - I mean, just to show disapproval of my foreign accent (or perhaps they are less used to foreign accents, especially as I live in a rather small town now).
It's possible, but there could be other more innocent explanations. Firstly, some central and east European speakers are difficult to British ears and secondly in a small town, they may well have had less exposure to foreign accents and are, therefore, less used to listening- in London, you hear so many accents that people are usually more used to listening to different pronunciations. Do you move your hands much when talking? Animated body language can often help.
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