What your ACCENT says about you - including how friendly, rich, and likely to cheat people think you are
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From the approachable Geordie twang to the instantly recognisable Liverpool lilt, the UK is home to some of the most distinctive accents in the world. Now, a study has revealed just how much your accent conveys about you. Researchers from the University of Cambridge played recordings of men with various British accents to people from all over the UK.
![[LIVERPOOL: The Liverpool accent was top of the list for aggression, physically assaulting someone, shoplifting, cheating on a romantic partner, driving dangerously, lying on their CV, and vandalising a shop front. Pictured: Stephen Graham]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/17/14/94172881-14296477-image-a-41_1737124693733.jpg)
The participants were asked to rate the voices according to 10 social traits such as kindness, being friendly, honest and trustworthy. They were also asked to rate how likely the voices were to have performed 10 different behaviours - including crimes, cheating, or driving dangerously.
![[NEWCASTLE: Somewhat surprisingly, the study suggests that the Newcastle accent is the least friendly, least kind, the least trustworthy, and the least confident of all the accents in the UK. Pictured: Ant & Dec]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/17/14/94213335-14296477-image-a-42_1737124740543.jpg)
The results will come as a relief for people from Cardiff, whose accents were ranked as the kindest and most friendly. However, people from Liverpool will be saddened to learn that the Scouse accent was ranked as the most aggressive, and most likely to cheat on a romantic partner.
![[CARDIFF: People from the Welsh city were deemed the most friendly and kind. Pictured: Colin Jackson]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/17/14/94213401-14296477-image-a-43_1737124814176.jpg)
So, what does your accent say about you? Scroll down for the full results. LONDON: This accent was rated the most likely to be working class, and the second most likely to physically assault someone, second only to the Liverpool accent. Pictured: Danny Dyer.
![[BRADFORD: The Bradford accent was rated as the second least-friendly, second only to the Newcastle accent. Pictured: Zayn Malik]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/17/14/94172935-14296477-BRADFORD_The_Bradford_accent_was_rated_as_the_second_least_frien-a-45_1737124854096.jpg)
LIVERPOOL: The Liverpool accent was top of the list for aggression, physically assaulting someone, shoplifting, cheating on a romantic partner, driving dangerously, lying on their CV, and vandalising a shop front. Pictured: Stephen Graham. NEWCASTLE: Somewhat surprisingly, the study suggests that the Newcastle accent is the least friendly, least kind, the least trustworthy, and the least confident of all the accents in the UK. Pictured: Ant & Dec.
![[BIRMINGHAM: The Brummie accent was rated the second most honest, the second least aggressive, and third most trustworthy. Pictured: Jack Grealish]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/17/14/94213425-14296477-image-a-46_1737124879094.jpg)
