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It totally depends on what English accent you started off with. And by English accent, I assume you mean accents of people whose first language is English, not those who live in England. Some of the accents people have trouble with can include some Caribbean accents (Trinidadi in particular), Western Australian, Newfoundland, Cockney, Broad Scots, various African-American accents and Tennessee/Kentucky. Of course, people from Scotland do not find Broad Scots to be particularly difficult, but they might have trouble with someone from Kentucky. An American may have no difficulty with the guy from Kentucky, but find the Trinidadi incomprehensible. Someone from Jamaica may find the Trinidadi to be quite clear but think the Australian is speaking a different language. And so on. It's a matter of what you are used to.

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