USEFUL WEBSITES THAT WILL EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AMERICAN AND BRITISH ENGLISH: Here is a funny video that talks about the difference between American and British slang http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYmrg3owTRE&feature=share AMERICAN ENGLISH: http://www.eslpod.com/website/ There are videos on Youtube such as: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bpatbbhn_k&feature=related where you'll be able to learn as well. Just type in "learn American accent" and you'll find a lot how-to learn videos. Watch American news online and listen to the mid western accent: http://www.channelchooser.com/tv/watch/news LISTEN TO BRITISH ENGLISH ACCENTS BRITISH ENGLISH: http://www.listen-to-english.com/ Here's a good site that also has listings for American and British dialects: http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US1/REF/usgbdiff.html#b2a Don't worry about your accent, the main thing is to learn English.

you wont have any problem when talking to an American. there are some differences but its not in a way that you don't understand both of the accents. British is so cool, stick with it.