UK's worst and best accents: You have your say

UK’s worst and best accents: You have your sayOriginal

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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.