Take the tour ×  When I was in Edinburgh, Scotland, the locals
could understand me just fine, but I was flummoxed by their
accent, which did not remotely sound like English to me.
Necessity forced me to request that the Scottish locals I
encountered write out their responses to my questions.
Embarrassing! How is this one-way communication misunderstanding
possible, given Scotland's proximity to England and Ireland,
whose accents are far easier to understand?  share|improve this
question It is difficult to answer this question. Probably
Scottish people do not see CNN, I think. –  user19148 May 1 '12
at 17:55 Why the close vote? I mean don't know why. –  Kris May
1 '12 at 18:04 @Kris - I do not see no close vote. Where are you
looking? –  user19148 May 1 '12 at 18:11 Sometimes difficult for
us English too. –  Barrie England May 1 '12 at 18:30 show 8 more
comments  closed as not constructive by cornbread ninja 麵包忍者,
J.R., jwpat7, Robusto, choster May 1 '12 at 19:06   2 Answers
Scottish people encounter many peo