Accent is another sore point, I find understanding non-native speakers' accent to be way easier than understanding what some native speakers say. Probably if y

Accent is another sore point, I find understanding non-native speakers' accent to be way easier than understanding what some native speakers say. Probably if you're a native speaker you've been exposed in your life to the different dialects and accents - as a non-native speaker the chances of you knowing how the different dialects influence words and pronunciation are much slimmer.