Reply #11: Unless she comes from one of the Indian tribes, like the Guarani?

[Common Sense Party]

:shrug:

With the difference in dialect and pronunciation, one does have to concentrate much harder to understand, which can be tougher for an older person, especially if hearing is an issue.

I have a dickens of a time understanding Cubans and people from the Dominican Republic. Their accent is soooo different from what I'm used to, plus they speak MUCH faster than the Argentines. They speak Spanish, too, but it just sounds different.

Of course my mother-in-law, from California and Tennessee, can't understand British English very well.