[bluejay2]

I don't find it that odd. As I'm sure you know, there are fairly large differences in pronunciation. Larger than the differences between European and Latin American Spanish, for example. I read once somewhere that in Brazil, if a Portuguese person is being interviewed on TV (on the news, for example), often times they will add subtitles. I am also learning Portuguese and whenever I search for resources, I make sure they are for the Brazilian variety.