When I decided to come to India I knew understanding the accent would be troublesome for me. My ear is still tuning in to the teachers at the Institute (and other locals we meet along the way). Every class I understand more and more. Even so, today in class I heard “Radio Shack” and “mazel tov” (not in the same sentence) which is absurd and totally distracting. I just move on, leaving that sentence behind, and know that the concepts are usually repeated.