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> they slowed down and spoke very clearly I wish Austrians were the same... unfortunately most folks here tend to switch between fast German with a thick local

• CydeWeys 9y ago
  I've given up the idea of ever considering learning German. It's simply not necessary. They all speak English. Unless you're going to live there long term, you don't need it.
• robocat 9y ago
  If a foreigner came to my country and asked me to speak to them with an accent from another country, I would be insulted. If living in a region or a country I like to learn the local dialect. Although I admit that leads to general laughter later e.g. when I spoke Spanish in Seville people laughed at my hick Cuban accent, and then in Madrid they laughed at my hick Andalusian accent! However I think trying to learn accents helps you a lot later with your spoken language ability... I have seen how strongly some regional people negatively react to a "correct" Spanish Madrileño accent (seen as very snobby/uptight/unfriendly). I had fun the other day taking to a Chilean: I could hear some parts of the accent which were reminiscent of Sevilla, so I could mimic some of the Chilean accent and not sound like a twat (and we had an awesome discussion about it too).