Ha ha. I guess I've watched enough British stuff over the years to be okay with it, or I'm just good at ignoring what I can't make out.
And yeah, my only exposure to that stuff is what I've already seen of Jane Austen film/TV adaptations. [i]Sense and Sensibility[i] is one of my all-time favorite movies, though. Gotta love Emma Thompson. Most of the time.
I will have to force myself to actually read some Jane Austen sometime. I think I may be too thick to penetrate her cleverness in text form, but I guess I won't know until I try.