PopLife
Well-Known Member
literally...
My boyfriend is from Belize but has been in the states since he was a child, so his Belizean accent is pretty much nonexistent....but his mother still has a very strong accent.
I can make out what she's saying when we're in person but lately as we have grown closer, she will call me on the phone to chit chat and I am completely lost in the conversation half the time. I just basically say uh-huh and laugh a lot. Last night I held a 30 minute conversation with her and I couldn't tell you what half of the convo was about.
Has anyone ever dealt with a language/accent barrier with their SO's family..how did you deal with it without coming across as a ding bat? Did it improve over time?
My boyfriend is from Belize but has been in the states since he was a child, so his Belizean accent is pretty much nonexistent....but his mother still has a very strong accent.
I can make out what she's saying when we're in person but lately as we have grown closer, she will call me on the phone to chit chat and I am completely lost in the conversation half the time. I just basically say uh-huh and laugh a lot. Last night I held a 30 minute conversation with her and I couldn't tell you what half of the convo was about.
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Has anyone ever dealt with a language/accent barrier with their SO's family..how did you deal with it without coming across as a ding bat? Did it improve over time?