Originally posted by: Stardust91
LOL its not a different accent; its a Birmingham accent; if Raj was Scottish or from Newcastle or even Aussie or Kiwi then there would perhaps be a similar issue in the understanding. Indian folks at times need subtitles when they watch Netflix (seen subtitles in the BG when tv stars like Anita Hassanandani was watching something on Netflix on her IG stories and it really surprised me that people would watch an American show with subtitles , but I digress). I am not criticizing or demeaning anyone's English skills; i am just saying that it is difficult for people for whom English is a second language to understand accents that are as thick as Raj's.
As for deciding based on a post; I will reserve my comments there because its not like my opinion will make a difference anyways.
Regarding the accent, I could understand most of the English shows without any subtitles during my college days. Once on job, for few years, I had to handle only Indian clients and I missed the touch with any other accent. So later when I had to connect with foreign clients, especially the ones from UK, US or Canada, it was difficult for me. I had to concentrate only on what they were speaking, nothing else. So whatever I have said earlier was in that context.
Anyways, if you are interested, I would like to understand your views too. I don't know if your opinion will make a difference or not, but I am always interested to know different perspectives and based on our previous interactions or my observation on your posts, I'd love to know your views. Again, it's up to you :)
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