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[-] Probius@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 weeks ago

I'm a native speaker and have absolutely no issue whatsoever with Australian and British accents, but people with a heavy Indian accent still sound like they're not speaking English to me.

[-] jaschen@lemm.ee 3 points 3 weeks ago

I think we were exposed to more Brit and Aus influences. Thinking Steve Erwin, Crocodile Dundee, and a bunch of British actors.

For Indian speaking influence, nope. Even today, the only exposure to Indian accents is at work and even then, its limited.

[-] Probius@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 weeks ago

You can get better at understanding accents by listening to them more, so yeah, that's probably why.

[-] nandeEbisu@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

It doesn't help that Indian English often still uses a lot of colonial terms, like Capsicum instead of bell pepper. That being said most Indians in the US will adjust to the local vocabulary pretty quickly.

[-] pantyhosewimp@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 3 weeks ago

Please do the needful

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