The "friendliest" and "most relaxing" accents ... the UK, with researchers noting that perceptions of "friendliness" and "relaxation" often coincide. The lowest five on the list were Manchester ...

A new survey has revealed what people think are the "friendliest" and "most relaxing" accents in the UK — and Geordie ... The bottom five were identified as Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham ...

Dr Amanda Cole, a lecturer at the University of Essex, says there is a "hierarchy of accents" in the UK, with accents from ... that someone is a middle class woman based on an accent isn't ...

The "friendliest" and "most relaxing" accents in the UK have been named — and ... The lowest five on the list were Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Cockney and Essex. Sharing their results ...

In Britain, the biases people have about certain accents largely come down to class, sociolinguists say. Dr Cole, a lecturer at the University of Essex, says there is a "hierarchy of accents" in the ...

The "friendliest" and "most relaxing" accents ... UK, with researchers noting that perceptions of "friendliness" and "relaxation" often go hand in hand. The bottom five on the list were Manchester ...