Originally Posted by
FlyerJosh
For the most part, pilots and controllers (including foreign pilots operating in the states) have more issues with accents and pronounciation diversity (even amongst US citizens) than they do with understanding non-standard phraseology. Some of those folks from the NE (with strong Boston or NY accents), or the deep south, or Texas, can make life interesting.
Try flying into Ireland, Scotland, and England. London control is very bad. I think they are still using the same radio equipment they used in the 1940's, plus they speak a funny English over there.
