[Magdalen] Enjoying a colleague's accent

[ME Michaud]

I did find that people were much more able to understand *me* after
the Dallas and Dynasty years. Once people began to watch American
television shows, they learned to recognize (and mimic) American
accents.

But I also remember talking with a farmer deep in the country in
Ireland whose simple statement "This is not a county road," had to
be replayed in my head half a dozen times before I ws able to nod
and thank him.
-M