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"Understandable" to you, based on where you live and what dialect of English you speak :)
by kartickv 9y ago
"Understandable" to you, based on where you live and what dialect of English you speak :)
- bobsman123 9y agoAny Spanish accents or word muddling will be much more understandable to anyone living in the United States than an Indian accent or word confusion. This isn’t helped by the fact that Indians in tech in America rarely speak English with each other.
- Spooky23 9y agoFor most folks in the US, understanding a Spanish accent is easier than most Indian accents. This is especially true for lower paid support roles.
- kartickv 9y agoMaybe so, and many Americans aren't understandable to me as an Indian. I just wanted to point out that not being understandable is a statement about the person making it as much as it is about the people it's ostensibly about. Indians, in this case,
- Spooky23 9y agoTotally get it. I grew up in a weird household, with half my family with strong Irish accents and the other with strong NYC accents. When I moved away from New York, almost nobody could understand me at all for a few weeks. A few teachers thought I was a non-native speaker.