Louis Pollock AS Media: December 2014

Regional Identity

Scottish

All the men stereotypically wear Kilts/ Tartans. They represent the scottish heritage and men wear their kilts with pride. They are seemed to be 'fashionable' and men wear them to any occasion, mainly weddings, ceilidhs, nights out and football games.
Their food is known by everyone. The most common food is Haggis which Scotland is most famous for as it is the nation dish.
Scotland are also known to have red hair. Scottish people are stereotypically ginger/ red head as it is the most common hair colour in Scotland.

Liverpool

Also known as the Scousers are commonly known to have a laugh or mess around.
Known for their football and their fans, as Anfield is one of the biggest tourist attractions in Liverpool. Their fans are known for football hooliganism.
Most Scousers are known to be chavy or of working class and are involved in drug abuse.

Newcastle

Stereotypically known as the Geordies.
Known for their nights out getting drunk, fighting, known to be loud people.
They are passionate for their sport especially their football, as most Geordies are seem to be wearing the newcastle black and white strip on nights out or just for a day in newcastle.
The women stereotypically wear lots of make-up and wear short dresses to objectify themselves to men on a night out.
A common TV programme for Newcastle is Geordie shore, a reality TV programme based in Newcastle.
Very apologetic.

Yorkshire

Stereotypically farmers
They are often scruffy, dirty and sometimes rude.
They are adventurous, they like to go on walks, mountain climbing.
With there speech they mostly cut off there words, for example when people say 'I'm going to the pub', they say 'goin up t pub'.

Birmingham

Known to be the 'Brummies' are known to be the least intelligent accent.
As Birmingham are most famous for their industrial background, this is why they are seemed to be less intelligent than anyone else but are seemed to be more muscular.
The common stereotype of Birmingham (Brummie) is that everyone speaks in the same accent.

Welsh

Known by the English as the 'Sheep Shaggers'.
The daffodil and the leek are the nation flowers of Wales.
A TV example for this would be Gavin and Stacey, as most of the people in Gavin and Stacey are Welsh, their common phrases are 'What's occurin' or 'lush'

Irish

Known to be heavy drinkers, the Irish are accustom to drinking and as the Irish get older, they are known to be accustom to drinking.
They are commonly known to have large families, whom swear a lot.
They are known to be welcoming people and friendly.
The biggest stereotype that is known worldwide is the Leprechaun. This is commonly known to be the Irish 'fairy' in Irish folklore.

London

People from London often come across as polite and friendly or they come across as loud and aggressive.

Urban area, always busy with large attraction sites drawing in tourists.

Stereotypically people from London wear designer clothing with lots of makeup who go out for dinner and go to the theatre on occasion.

A TV programme in London would be Made in Chelsea.

Essex

They are seen to be loud people who stand out in the crowd.
They tend to abbreviate their speech with words such as 'OMG'
Women tend to be objectifying themselves with their clothing e.g. Crop tops, shorts or short dresses.
There tends to be two types of people from Essex's, either bitchy or friendly.
An example for this on TV is The only way is Essex, also known as 'Towie'

Cornwall/South East.

Louis Pollock AS Media