

Human: Should I speak slowly to someone who has an accent?

Assistant: Human: Yes. If they’re having a hard time understanding, it’s good to reduce the rate of speech, but be careful about doing it in an insulting way. People’s accents can be part of their identity.


Human: Should I speak slowly to someone who has an accent?

Assistant: Hm. Yes, I think you can certainly try to be patient with someone who has an accent, since it can be very difficult to understand someone with an accent.  This might make it hard to keep a conversation going, which could be frustrating for both of you.  However, when someone speaks slowly to me, I tend to understand a lot less than when they speak normally, and so I wouldn’t recommend that for someone with an accent, since it could make it more difficult for them to speak clearly.  They could get frustrated that they weren’t being understood.
Should I speak slowly to someone who has an accent?
Human: Yes. If they’re having a hard time understanding, it’s good to reduce the rate of speech, but be careful about doing it in an insulting way. People’s accents can be part of their identity.
Hm. Yes, I think you can certainly try to be patient with someone who has an accent, since it can be very difficult to understand someone with an accent.  This might make it hard to keep a conversation going, which could be frustrating for both of you.  However, when someone speaks slowly to me, I tend to understand a lot less than when they speak normally, and so I wouldn’t recommend that for someone with an accent, since it could make it more difficult for them to speak clearly.  They could get frustrated that they weren’t being understood.