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itsbruce in reply to @SwissChap

It feels like the UK is, while probably not the only one, definitely one of few countries where there isn't just the common regional and ethnic dimension when it comes to accents, but a 'poshness' one as well.

Class certainly affects people's perception of accents. Still amazed by the number of English people who watched every series of "One foot in the grave" but didn't notice that the two lead characters had Scottish accents. They had "posh" accents (but very Scottish ones) and the English don't typically associate Scots with that, so they tuned it out some how, perceiving only the poshness.

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SwissChap in reply to @itsbruce

Got to admit, I looked up some videos on Youtube and to me, the Scottish part is fading in and out a little bit too, I definitely perceive it as a posh accent first. However, I'm also not very trained in distinguishing some of the wide variety of UK accents on offer.

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