Most of them I can understand
But there's a few from Low Fell in Gateshead and I haven't a danny about anything that comes out their mouths. Although it's the same for them with me, it feels like I'm speaking French half the time the amount people that go "what?" after I say something.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Fri 12 Feb 2010, 14:30, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Dont worry about it
Even I have trouble understanding a lot of the locals, and I've lived in this neck of the woods for over 20 years.

If I'm with non-northern types I usually try to reign in my accent. Not that I think it's particularly broad in the first place!
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 12 Feb 2010, 14:43, Reply)