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0 pointsnkrisc9y ago0 comments

My wife (we're American) watches a lot of British programming, and for some shows she has to put on the subtitles. Between certain English accents and slang, it's hard to follow sometimes.

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jmnicolas9y ago

As a French I never found an American TV show that I had difficulties with (love the Appalachian accent btw) but English shows were another matter (usually when there are criminals).

But if you tell me it's difficult even for Americans I'm a bit reassured about my abilities ;-)

nkriscOP9y ago

Rest assured, there are American accents I can't even understand. The most recent example on American TV that comes to mind is some of the characters in the first season of True Detective. Some of those Deep South accents, particularly from the bayou in Louisiana are beyond my comprehension.

Philadelphia9y ago

BBC America used to have a banner before certain programs suggesting that some people may want to put on closed captioning for the show.

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