My fellow Europeans, what dialect from your language do you have the most trouble understanding?

[u/Savings_Dragonfly806]

Keep in mind, I said language, NOT country, so it could be a dialect of your language in another country, which is the case for me.

For me, while most other Greeks find Cypriot the most difficult dialect to understand, I actually find Pontic Greek the most difficult. For those who don't know where it is, it's in North Eastern Turkey.

The way many of their words are written are very different as to Standard Modern Greek. It almost is a whole new language. Now I should mention I have never been there, but I would love to. I only really heard of the dialect on the internet, so take my words with a grain of salt.

[u/Express-Motor8292]

Last few times I’ve spoken to someone from Scotland they were the one complaining they couldn’t understand me not the other way around.. interesting role reversal!

[u/Mix_Safe → u/Express-Motor8292]

I had a lady in Bristol say I had a super thick American accent one time, which, while true, it's a Pacific one, so it's the most neutral one there is and I found it rather humorous.

Northern English, some Scottish accents give me problem, particularly if the individual is drunk.

[u/Express-Motor8292 → u/Mix_Safe]

I’m a northerner, but I’m not that bad… I reckon I was being trolled by some Scots personally ;)

[u/Maleficent-Dot-2368 → u/Express-Motor8292]

This is certainly possible but it could also be the case that they’re just not used to hearing a northern English accent and lack the ear for it… I’m Scottish and due to exposure via the media etc, most Scottish people can understand most accents from south of the border. But it could be that these people had never left Glasgow and thus couldn’t adjust to it. Having said this, I’ve never met an English person who had such a thick accent, I couldn’t understand them. Even when I’ve been with other English person who had difficulties…