Ah ah, but really... If Italians or Balkan people speak english, I understand every word... maybe the way Balkan people pronounce english words is similar to the way Italians pronounce them!
And/or maybe both we and you speak english in a slower way.
Instead, when english people speak english, I catch just few phrases and while I translate them in my mind (in order to trying to understand at least something
2), they continue to talk, so I understand (nearly) nothing...
PS: Ok, Valentina is from San Marino, but she speaks Italian language, so it's the same thing. XD