Wow, the British can't even understand themselves1

[Shearer]

Oops, didnt see the thread date.

[Max_the_Immortal]

…I know something interesting about ferns.

[shijinn]

@WotNot

… He certainly seems to understand actual Geordies perfectly well: both Ross Noble (from Cramlington) and Sarah Millican (from South Shields) have been on the programme several times without any obvious communication problems.

i have no trouble with these. the thing about the OP is not the accent, but the use of local words like “canny”.