A poll conducted for ITV’s Tonight reveals that more than a quarter of Brits (28%) feel they have been discriminated against because of their regional accent with Londoners and Scots worst hit. The Liverpool accent was considered most unfriendly.
More than a quarter (28%) of Brits feel they have been discriminated against because of their regional accent, a ComRes poll for ITV Tonight found.
This includes two in five Londoners (41%) and more than a third of Scots (37%).
Just 6% said they had discriminated against others in the workplace due to their accent.
You can watch "Accents speak louder than words: Tonight" on ITV on Thursday 26 September
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