Originally Posted by Sci-Fi-Guy

Naw, it's not rude. It's true.
I'm wierd that way.
The ironic thing about it is I'm originally from Newfoundland where the inhabitants speak an English/Irish/Scottish/French/slang dialect.
It's hard as hell for most other Canadians to even understand Newfies and now over 25 years later, I can't understand them either. I can't believe I used to talk that way when I was a kid.

As for subtitles, let me give you an example:
During The Chronicles of Narnia when the little girl met the goat-boy, Mr. Timnus she asks what he is and he replies, "I'm a phone!"
I was like..."Huh...? Wuzzah? A phone?"
Stop. Rewind. Subtitles on.
"I'm a faun!"
Ahhhhhh....."OK, the subs stay on!"

Took me forever to even watch Snatch or Lock Stock because I knew I'd have a problem with the accents. Thank God I remembered about the subtitles.

Some british accents are easier for me to get than others though.
Never had a problem understanding Captain Picard!