Stereotypes

By Chris Harding

Scouser• Scousers are people from Liverpool they are stereotyped in quite a negative light.

Most scousers are stereotyped to be unshaven, often with a moustache. Their hair styles are often mocked, as they are stereotyped to have mullets and dodgy hair styles. Their fashion is also mocked often regarded as wearing tracksuits or shell suits all the time. Scousers are usually stereotyped to be easy going and up for a laugh however are also known to be violent and argumentative, liking to start a fight from anything. Scousers are also referred to a lot as thieves, scrounging benefits of the government. Scousers accents are also viewed as quite strong and often hard to understand what is being said. The accent is one of the main factors why scousers are viewed as unintelligent, as it is not clear. Scousers are also viewed as heavy drinkers and not a fan of the Welsh and Southerners.

Geordies• Geordies are known to have very strong accents. They are known to

be heavy drinkers, sex driven and generally partiers. They are often seen as argumentative. They are often viewed as unintelligent. Violence amongst both men and women. They are often seen as very attention seeking with the men being muscular and over confident and the women have dyed hairs and piercings. The language often associated with Geordies is often negative using a lot of swearing and provocative language.

Brummies

• Brummies are people from Birmingham. They are often mocked for their accent as it sounds “Unintelligent”. A poll was done in 2008 which ranked the Brummie accent as the dumbest. Due to Birmingham’s highly regarded industrial background, brummies' are described as Strong however stupid. Brummies are often associated with being quite poor and living in run down council estates. Brummies are often viewed as heavy drinkers, working class people who are heavily associated with football due to teams such as Birmingham FC and Aston Villa.

Mancunians• The stereotypes associated with mancunians are often quite

negative. Often they are associated with living in run down council estates full of benefit scroungers and chavs. Often a lot of youth crime. They are often associated with football, with them having rivalries with Liverpool and the opposite Manchester club (United or City). They tend to have a strong dislike for Liverpool and Scousers. The soap opera Coronation Street is based in Manchester and gives mancunians the stereotype of being a bit lazy and stupid. They are often associated to be a big music city with bands such as Oasis. Manchester as a whole is also associated a lot with the Irish as its coast is close to Irelands.