1. REGIONAL IDENTITY
By Kirsty Steward

2. WHAT IS REGIONAL IDENTITY?
Regional identity is identifying a persons identity
which is rooted not only in the setting of the film but
also in speech, costumes etc. and in the region they
live in.
Regional identity usually coincides with
stereotypes, which means a widely held but fixed and
oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of
person or thing. Stereotypes usually have negative or
humorous connotations which do not apply to every
single indigenous person in a particular region.

3. NORTHERNERS
 Stereotype= ‘Northern
Monkeys’, Loud
rude, drink a lot and of a
lower status
 Costume= Track suit or
cheap/casual clothes
 Dialogue/dialect= Vowel
sounds over-pronounced
 Make up= Over the top
or minimal
 Class/Status= Low

4. SOUTHERNERS
 Stereotype= ‘Poncy Southerners’
arrogant and posh
 - Dialogue/dialect= Well spoken ‘ the
rain in Spain falls mainly on the
plain’
 -Costume= Suit and tie, tailored
clothing and dresses
 -Props= Brief case
 -Make up= Classy and to a
minimum
 -Class/Status= Middle/Upper

5. ESSEX
 Stereotype= Image
conscious, unintelligent, love to
shop and party
 Stereotype coined by TOWIE (The
Only Way is Essex)
 - Dialogue/dialect= 'Shut up' 'Oh
my God' = common phrases
 -Costume: Girls= Revealing/OTT
Boys: Fashionable
 -Location= Clubs and boutiques
 -Props: G Expensive, flashy, tacky
handbags, up to date mobile
phone
 -Make up= Fake tan, fake
eyelashes and hair extensions
 -Class/Status= Lower Middle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vTzuZk
1OHA

6. SCOTTISH
 Stereotype= Humourless, hate other
nations,alcoholic and violent
 Dialogue/dialect= Strong accent
'och' 'wee'
 Costume= Kilt, tartan, Tam o' Shanter
 Location= Highlands, cold and vast
open spaces
 Props= Bagpipes, haggis, whisky
 Make up= Ginger hair and freckles
 Class/Status= Lower class (farmers)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=fp-jVwBGUsI

7. WELSH
 Stereotype= Small ,dark
haired people who play all
rugby, sing in choirs, herd
sheep or mine coal
 Dialogue/dialect= Very
‘song-like’ and
melodic, slow and
exaggerated pronunciation
 Costume= Rugby shirts
 Location= Rugby
pitch, church, pub, fields
with sheep
 Props= Sheep
 Make up= Minimal
 Class/Status=
Middle/Lower

8. SCOUSERS
 Stereotype= Dangerous ; ‘Why
does the river Mersey run
through Liverpool? If it walked it
would get mugged’
 - Dialogue/dialect=
Flemmy, difficult to understand;
'like' prominent k's
 -Costume= Tracksuits, very http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=STIvNjWobzA
casual cheap looking clothing
 -Location=
 -Props= Cheap looking jewellery
 -Make up= Minimal, or OTT
 -Class/Status= Low

9. YORKSHIRE
 - Dialogue/dialect= 'Ey
up’, ‘An' Ah'll tell thi that fer
nowt’, don’t pronounce ‘t’s’
 Costume= Flat caps, tweed
jackets
 Location= Open
fields, country pubs, Local
shops
 Props= Whippets/Yorksire
terrier and Yorkshire
puddings http://www.youtube.com/watc
 Make up= Minimal/pale h?v=jzAD2GLfaNU
 Class/Status= Low (farmers)

10. GEORDIES
 Stereotype= Loud, swear a
lot, party animals and binge
drinkers (help coined by Geordie
Shore)
 Dialogue/dialect= ‘way eye http://www.youtube.com/watch
man’, difficult to understand ?v=6PVQbnvv79I
 Costume= Revealing, tight
clothing
 Location= Busy town
centres, clubs, urban areas
 Make up= Over the top, fake
tan, dark hair
 Class/Status= Lower middle/
middle

11. MANCS
 Stereotype= Loud, rude, funny and fond of fighting
(Helped coined by Oasis)
 Dialogue/dialect= ‘Oh, aye’ ‘Nowt’
 Costume= Manchester United
 Shirt
 Location= Busy town centres
 Class/Status= Low/lower
 middle

12. BRUMMIES
 Stereotype= Unintelligent and
unfriendly
 Dialogue/dialect= 'Yow' heavily
pronunciation the 'ow' of 'You'
 Costume= Casual/ Cheao
 Location= Busy, industrialised
centres
 Make up= Greasy hair
 Class/Status= Low

13. LONDONERS (NORTHERN/ MORE POSH BOROUGHS)
 - Dialogue/dialect= Well spoken, range of
vocabulary
 -Costume= Cashmere jumpers/sweaters and suits
 -Location= Skyscrapers, swanky bars, posh homes
 -Props= Briefcase
 -Class/Status= Middle/upper

14. LONDONERS (COCKNEY/ SOUTH LONDON)
 - Dialogue/dialect= ‘Gorblimey’, Rhyming slang
‘apples and pairs = stairs’,dropping ‘t’s’
 -Costume= Flat caps
 -Location= Busy streets, market stalls
 -Make up= Minimal
 -Class/Status= Low