Originally Posted by franjelley

many, if not most, americans find other variants of english hard to understand...it took me years to find bart (pronounced barrrrrrt,a rapid transit system of the bay area as opposed to baht,the currency of thailand) or to order pork (pronounced porrrrk)....in truth there are more Indians speaking english than any other variant including US english, so in the end, youall will get it....adaptation in nature is a truly wonderful thing...