tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447595089958685229.post5178082021186786895..comments2023-10-18T11:50:16.979-04:00Comments on Jeff and Michelle's Uganda Update: Preaching Across Cultures Part 2/ Visiting Ishaka Primary SchoolJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440489289358633934noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447595089958685229.post-11221564618505205062009-04-04T08:45:00.000-04:002009-04-04T08:45:00.000-04:00From what we've been told people here find it easi...From what we've been told people here find it easier to understand us if we talk slowly, simply, and with a slightly different accent.<BR/><BR/>I think the accent here is pitched much lower than at home. Ugandans seem to have a hard time understanding English at a higher pitch. Apparently it can be confusing for all involved if you try to shout to get someone's attention. The Ugandans think its funny because you are completely unintelligible to them and we find it frustrating because we are trying to communicate something that is urgent.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12440489289358633934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447595089958685229.post-76093535363926387112009-03-27T07:20:00.000-04:002009-03-27T07:20:00.000-04:00Great story Jeff, wow. Sounds like some excitemen...Great story Jeff, wow. Sounds like some excitement with the sermonize on this passage, in 15 minutes. : ><BR/><BR/>I am curious about the Ugandan accent thing. So is it that when you're speaking to a group it's easiest if you attempt to speak with locally accented english?Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09539336047942029891noreply@blogger.com