My wife speaks Thurgau Deutch but speaks Hoch Deutch with me. I can undertsand about 55% of her dialect, but when we get together with friends who speak Aargau D or Zuri D, then Im lost. Its quite humorous to listen to a one sided converstaion. Its sort of goes something like this

Wife ' work is really becoming a pain, blurb blah blurb blah Wedikon street tram and blurb blah ?

friend ' yes blurb blah blurb blah blurb blah I understand blurb blah blurb blah'

Abit like those watching them Terroist Puppets in Team America ' Jurka jurka jihad !!'

Oh well I'll get there in the end