The only American accent I really have trouble with understanding is the Cajun accent. I'm not talking about the less severe Cajun accent that you'll hear younger people from Louisiana using, though.
When I was in college, Hurricane Katrina happened, and for some reason, a lot of people from down there relocated to my area for jobs. One really old Cajun woman worked at the Walmart in which the McDonald's I worked in at the time was located, and came in to order food. I could barely get what she was asking for, but figured it out. Then she wanted to chat.
At this point, I was completely lost. It literally sounded like gibberish to me. Then she realized I couldn't understand what she was saying and got frustrated and addressed angry "gibberish" my way. I felt horrible. But I really cannot understand that accent.
She sounded like this woman:
And I mean, I can understand most of what she's saying, but sometimes...I have no clue at all.
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