I haven't figured this out yet, but I have trouble understanding British accents. My wife and I will sit down to watch a TV show or movie and the minute someone starts speaking in a British accent, I find myself losing the plot. For some reason, my brain does not process the conversation. Funny, because I do not have the same problem with other accents. I can follow Nordic, Slavic, Middle Eastern, African, French, German, Indian...most all others. But when I try to follow "Call the Midwife" or "Downton Abbey" or "Sherlock", I need the TV turned up and no other distractions.

Maybe it's a type of attention problem. Maybe it's hearing loss at a certain pitch brought on by years of listening to loud music. I have noticed that I do better with "Sherlock" than the others, but maybe that's because I like the story line and concentrate more on following the story. Maybe it's my southern heritage and tendency to hear and speak more slowly. Maybe it's the idioms. (A boot is something you wear, not put groceries in.) 

I try. I will sit down, remove distractions, and turn up the volume. But usually, 15 minutes in to a program, Gena is wishing I would leave. She gets tired of rewinding the DVR to catch what I missed. Oh well, guess I'll just have to avoid BBCTV.

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