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Can a posh accent help you do crime? - Henry McKean Asks

Some accents are stereotyped to be more likely to commit crime, a survey in the UK has found. Is ...

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16.35 21 Jan 2025


Can a posh accent help you do crime? - Henry McKean Asks


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Some accents are stereotyped to be more likely to commit crime, a survey in the UK has found.

Is there any truth to this in Ireland, do we judge solely based on accents? And, on the opposite end, can a posh accent help you get away with crime?

Henry McKean has been out asking the public in his own accent, and joins Kieran to discuss.


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