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I'm the English guy that about 1 in 50 of those people will walk up to afterwards. "Excuse me, but where are you from in England? I find your accent very easy t
by Symbiote 5y ago
I'm the English guy that about 1 in 50 of those people will walk up to afterwards. "Excuse me, but where are you from in England? I find your accent very easy to understand." (I'm told this around once per business trip.)
It's mostly my accent (or lack of accent, if you wish to think of it that way), but I'm also used to speaking to non-natives, so avoiding idioms and slang.
In the last 2 years, I've sometimes told other natives in Zoom calls to slow down, speak more clearly etc — if I have trouble understanding, non-natives probably have more trouble, but can be more reluctant to admit it.