2. Regional Identity refers to the partof the United Kingdom
someone isfrom. It could refer to a general areasuch a north or
south, a countrysuch as English or Scottish orspecific towns such
as London orManchester.
3. There are severalregional stereotypeswidely seen
ontelevision:
4. Scottish often shown as being moneyobsessed, wont pay for
anything, drinks a lot ofalcohol, loves the outdoors, wears kilts,
eatshaggis, quite aggressive and violent
5. Welsh Often shown as living in the middle of thecountryside,
with people making jokes aboutthem shagging sheep
6. Irish often shown as living in the countryside,working in
rural areas such as farms, being veryreligious, being good at
dancing and singing, veryfriendly but less intelligent
7. English often shown as being racist, obsessedwith beer and
football living inLondon. Sometimes the stereotype goes in
theopposite direction of showing English people asvery rich, posh,
happy, living in castles and beingvery royal.
8. London There are 2 main stereotypes ofLondoners. One is that
they are often shown asbeing rich, posh, snobby, upper class,
HughGrant types from central or west london. Theother is that they
often shown as being fromnorth, east or south London, poor, common,
lowerclass, criminalistic, violent Kidulthood style
9. Manchester / Newcastle / Liverpool Oftenshown as being
chavs, wearing fake designerlabels, or tracksuits, drinking a lot,
beingaggressive, uneducated, criminals
10. Essex often shown as being glamourous butcheap, footballers
wives, lots of partying, beingquite stupid
11. Yorkshire Often shown as living in ruralcountryside, with
rolling hills and cobbled streets,being quite old fashioned
12. Cornwall / Somerset Often shown as beingbackwards, living
in rural areas, working onfarms
13. South England often shown as being the centreof culture,
modern, classy, clever, sunny, richer,doing middle class jobs such
as managers etc
14. North England often shown as being poorer,bad weather,
lower class, aggressive, lessculture, less clever, doing working
class jobs suchas builders etc
15. If you get regional identity as anissue in the exam, you
should bethinking about the following thingswhen watching the
clip:
16. Can I identify where the characters are from within
thecountry? Are people from different areas shown as
havingdifferent interests, personalities, attitudes,behaviours? If
so, how? Is their regional identity represented as beingimportant
in their life? Are people from particular regions portrayed as
beingbetter, more powerful, than others? Are people from particular
regions portrayed as beingabnormal /weaker/ more pathetic than
others? How do other characters in the clip treat thecharacters
from different regions? What is the message the clip is trying to
portray aboutregional identity?
17. How has regional Identity BeenRepresented In The Following
Clip?