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OldBaldy1701E

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11. Not to mention that a number of times Americans just won't take the time to listen.

Fri Jun 12, 2026, 08:26 AM

14 hrs ago

I have been around people with thick accents before, and I usually don't have much issue with them because I take the time to stop and listen because they have a heavy accent.

Other people? Not so much. They are spitting out 'Huh?' and 'Whatthehelldidyousay?' even before the person is finished speaking.

Taking the time to actually listen to another is something that most Americans just don't have the time for anymore, I guess.

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