What does your accent say about you?Original
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00:00Least favourite accent?
00:01Do you really want me to answer that?
00:02Absolutely.
00:03Because you know what I'm going to say.
00:04Tell me what accent you have.
00:05I think I have received pronunciation.
00:07London, a generic London accent.
00:09And I think my accent's a little bit on the posh side.
00:13How do you think people perceive you as a result of your accent?
00:16Probably entitled, privileged, a member of the Idle Ridge.
00:21And are you any of those things?
00:22I don't think so.
00:23Least favourite accent?
00:24It's got to be the West Midlands.
00:26Probably the Brum accent, you know.
00:28Probably Manchester.
00:29My least favourite is probably going to be a Scouse accent.
00:32It's just very guttural.
00:33I do kind of like the Scouse accent.
00:35Favourite accent?
00:36Strong Northern Irish accent.
00:37And why is that?
00:38It's kind of peaceful sounding.
00:40Peace in Northern Ireland, that sounds nice.
00:42People, when they hear a working class accent,
00:44are actually, on average, more likely to associate it with criminal behaviour.
00:47Does that surprise you?
00:49This country's quite well known for its prejudice.
00:51London accent, deep voice, obviously black.
00:54Might get some kind of preconception about me.
00:56Don't judge someone until you get to know them.
00:58Just because of the way someone sounds, the way they look, the way they dress.
01:00You don't have to judge.