Most of the book Trainspotting wasn't so bad either. Most of the character POVs didn't too much dialect and the ones that did, well, reading outloud to yourself is only humiliating if other people can hear you.
British English
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The Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) commented "No Englishman can open his mouth without causing another Englishman to despise him".
It isn't quite as true as it was in Shaw's day, but there is still prejudice against both regional and class accents among some people in Britain.
In Wales and Scotland, because of nationalist tendencies, some people have strong feelings against any English accent.
Some southern and northern English tend to be prejudiced against each other's accents.
Some "educated" Britons tend to look down on people with "working class" accents, particularly the London and south-eastern accent.
Some working class people tend to regard those with "educated" speech as arrogant or conceited.
Actually, thinking about it, Shaw might say exactly the same thing if he came back and witnessed what is still going on!
It isn't quite as true as it was in Shaw's day, but there is still prejudice against both regional and class accents among some people in Britain.
In Wales and Scotland, because of nationalist tendencies, some people have strong feelings against any English accent.
Some southern and northern English tend to be prejudiced against each other's accents.
Some "educated" Britons tend to look down on people with "working class" accents, particularly the London and south-eastern accent.
Some working class people tend to regard those with "educated" speech as arrogant or conceited.
Actually, thinking about it, Shaw might say exactly the same thing if he came back and witnessed what is still going on!
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