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  1. 7th February 2017, 11:24 #761
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    Quote Originally Posted by danon View Post
    Faster than Bertelli anyway...
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    Am I the only one who struggle to understand what Paddon says? New zeland accent is very difficult to understand unless you know english fluently which I don't unfortunately.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AL14 View Post
    Am I the only one who struggle to understand what Paddon says? New zeland accent is very difficult to understand unless you know english fluently which I don't unfortunately.
    Wait till you have to understand some deep Irish or Scottish accents. First question that pops into your head is "they are speaking in English, right?"
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  8. 13th February 2017, 20:34 #765
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    Quote Originally Posted by AL14 View Post
    Am I the only one who struggle to understand what Paddon says? New zeland accent is very difficult to understand unless you know english fluently which I don't unfortunately.
    You don't miss anything, he talks like a PR robot. I doubt he uses more than 100 different words in his public speech.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Franky View Post
    Wait till you have to understand some deep Irish or Scottish accents. First question that pops into your head is "they are speaking in English, right?"

    I've been 4 months in Galway and I agree with you, deep irish accent is not english That's why I didn't speak it fluently after that period.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AL14 View Post
    Am I the only one who struggle to understand what Paddon says? New zeland accent is very difficult to understand unless you know english fluently which I don't unfortunately.
    It is a South Island, NZ rural accent. Speech to speech pocket electronic translators are becoming more common/
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    Quote Originally Posted by AL14 View Post
    Am I the only one who struggle to understand what Paddon says? New zeland accent is very difficult to understand unless you know english fluently which I don't unfortunately.
    Quote Originally Posted by Zeakiwi View Post
    It is a South Island, NZ rural accent. Speech to speech pocket electronic translators are becoming more common/
    I don't have any trouble understanding it!

    (I did go to school with him though)
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    Quote Originally Posted by GravelBen View Post
    (I did go to school with him though)
    Really?? Tell us about him!
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    Quote Originally Posted by AL14 View Post

    I've been 4 months in Galway and I agree with you, deep irish accent is not english That's why I didn't speak it fluently after that period.
    What part of Galway? I cant be far away
    Our west of Ireland accent can be hard to understand at times, apparently we talk too fast
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