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[–] Probius@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

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 4 months ago (1 children)

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 4 months ago

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

[–] nandeEbisu@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months 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.