Most people in England speak English, but depending where you are in England it can sound like you're speaking a completely different language. This, in effect, causes a 'dialect barrier' and leads to people disguising their true accents. Whether this is due to insecurity or a sub-conscious decision, we all do it. Some of us change our voices around children, some of us change our voices around different friendship circles and some of us change our voices when we answer the phone; although these examples seem harmless a lot of people believe they can have negative consequences.
''Hello?''- this is typically how most of us answer the phone. But is this how we would greet our friends or family members if they called us? We want to give off a friendly vibe or make a good first impression on the phone if we are being called by an unknown number, as it could be someone important. What if you answered a serious phone call from your boss by saying 'sup?' (embarrassing, right?) It all relates back to self-consciousness and wanting to fit in with the majority. People make assumptions about a person based on their accent. Typically someone who speaks the Queen's English is viewed as more intelligent than someone with a thick regional accent. Although this is completely untrue it's what some assume.
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