View Poll Results: Non-native English-speakers: do you generally find Brits or Americans easier to understand?

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    3 16.67%

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    10 55.56%

  • Both in equal measure

    5 27.78%
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  1. 06-01-2021, 07:25 PM #41
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    Yanks, no question.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Andullero View Post
    Yanks, no question.
    Working-class Britons (not the man or dark-haired woman):


    Working-class Americans:
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    Due to TV and movies, Americans of course.
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    I understand both of them. I understood even Irish/British accents despite they speak weird.
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