Do Brits have a hard time understanding Americans?

So yes, British people do sometimes have a hard time understanding American English….

Why does American English sound different than British English?

An important reason why American English and British English sound different is rhotacism, the change of a particular sound in a language. Americans kept their rhotic American accent—for the most part. Port cities on the East Coast, especially in New England, had a lot of contact with the R-less Brits.

Why don’t American characters have British accents?

Answer Wiki. Principally because American media and entertainment generally avoid at all costs having a British character with a regional accent for fear it would confuse Americans or wouldn’t fit in with every outdated stereotype of us.

Can American native speakers understand British English?

The pronunciation differences, not so much. I agree with everyone who has said that American native speakers can usually understand British English, but I want to offer two more anecdotes to emphasize that there are exceptions: In the 90s, I distinctly remember MTV adding subtitles to interviews with Noel and Liam Gallagher of Oasis.

Why does American English sound so different from British English?

U.S. English does not generate off the lips. There are many different accents in the U.K. certainly but on the whole speakers of British English generate sound closer to the front of the mouth and the result is they can achieve a greater precision with pronunciation. You will hear resonance to the consonant sounds that you won’t hear in the U.S.

Are British people more likely to understand American people?

While it is generally true that British people are more likely to understand US people than vice versa, as many people have said, there are exceptions. We (British couple) were in a motorhome (RV) in rural Virginia when a local said to me ‘byurgh ble gor ba ne fpib veg’ or something similar.