Media Studies - Regional Identities Stereotypes

England

• Racist
• Like beer
• Football
• Think we all live in London
• Rich
• Posh
• Happy
• The Queen

Ireland

• Farmers
• Less intelligent
• Good at dancing and singing
• Religious
• Drunk
• Short
• Leprechaun
• Luck

Welsh

The Welsh are often shown as living in the middle of the countryside. 

Dialects are influenced by welsh grammar. 

There are many different accents as the welsh people in North Wales speak a lot like scousers as it isn’t far from Liverpool.

This is the same in the South as they have more of an accent which sounds like they are from Bristol as they are close to Bristol. 

Scottish

• Irn-bru
• Alcohol 
• Haggis
• Kilts
• Ginger
• Aggressive 

Brummies

• Unintelligent
• They sound thick
• Make up-minimal
• Class/status-low
• All football teams are bad
• Chavs

North London

• Intelligent, well learned, posh, wealthy, mock people of lower classes.
• Cashmere jumper, quits.
• Well spoken, correct pronunciation, not much slang.
• Minimal makeup.
• Middle and upper class.

South London

• Up for fights, net very intelligent, hard working, close friendships.
• Flat caps, cheap clothes, trench coats, football casuals.
• Minimal makeup.
• Low class.

Geordies

• Party animals-binge drinking
• Revealing, Tight Clothing
• Fake Tan
• Class/Status-lower middle/middle
• Newcastle or Sunderland.

Scousers

• Dangerous, Drinkers
• Tracksuits-Football-Stevie G
• Minimal make up or over the top
• Class/Status-Lower
• Chavs

Essex

• Image conscious
• Unintelligent
• Love to shop and party 
• Girls wear tacky clothes
• Boys are fashionable
• Fake tan
• Lower/ middle class

Southerners

• Arrogant and posh
• Suit and tie
• Tailored clothing
• Well spoken
• Minimal makeup
• Middle/ upper class

Northerners

• Loud, rude and drink a lot
• Party animals
• Lower status
• Cheap clothing
• Vowels over pronounced
• Make up, minimal or OTT

Yorkshire

• Flat caps, tweed jackets, dogs.
• Live in open field, always in country pubs and local shops.
• “Ey up“ “ah, tell thithat fer nowt”. Don’t pronounce Ts.
• Minimal makeup.
• Lower class.

Mancs

• Loud and funny
• Lazy and poor
• Football casual clothing e.g. Fred Perry
• Busy town centre
• Lower/middle class
• Only listens to bands like Oasis and Stone Roses