Re: Worst American Accents

In article <loB%j.66720$zc6.50988@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Jimbairn <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Dorothy J Heydt wrote:
In article
<d9fb12a9-1e60-48b2-a592-893a5dfd4ab8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Mary <mrfeathers@xxxxxxx> wrote:
On May 29, 10:16 am, jimbairn <j...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Dorothy J Heydt wrote:
When I was in Glasgow (long time ago) I could understand
everything anyone said so long as the room was quiet. When my
friends took me to the pub, the noise-to-signal ratio flipped
and I couldn't understand anything.
Don't worry. I have that problem as well.
I'm sure the beer and/or whiskey consumed had NOTHING to do with it.

Well, I didn't consume any, because I don't, but it could indeed
have affected the speakers.

In the USA for the 1980 Worldcon, I shared a train journey from Boston
to Washington with two American fans. They swore later that they
couldn't understand a word I said until we were ttwo thirds of the way
through the bottle of Duty-free whisky I brought with me. After that,
they understood every word... :)

Hm. Well, I didn't have that option (drinking alcohol makes me
sick), but I don't think any of the concerwsations in that pub
were of great importance.

Dorothy J. Heydt
Vallejo, California
djheydt@xxxxxxxxxxx
.

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