
Originally Posted by
DancesWithSloths
I wasn't saying I hate American movies, but that some accents aren't represented in movies and TV as widely. Say, when The Wire first hit, I had to watch it with subtitles, but by the end it was fine. Ditto CSI NY - at first, no clue, but after a couple of seasons, no problem. But not every location gets a show made about it :-/
Local talk radio is actually a great idea - that's how I got used to some of the more interesting UK accents, after all. (Though Glaswegian still stumps me, tbh.)
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