While no accent is inherently more trustworthy, perceptions link traits like friendliness and honesty to certain accents, including Welsh. Other accents, such as Yorkshire, Scottish, and Irish ...

Mercedes Durham works at Cardiff University. She has received funding (2022-2026) from the Leverhulme Trust for a project titled Sociolinguistic Variation in South East Wales: Change and Contact.

Are Welsh accents genuinely perceived as trustworthy? Before getting into the details of how people view Welsh accents, it's important to underline that our attitudes to accents in general ...

I found that most people tweeting viewed the Welsh accent very favorably, often commenting on its friendliness and attractiveness. Only a few said anything negative about it.

While Fozia may be wondering "what that's going to get her", I have reasons to believe that - as ridiculous as Charlotte's game plan is, the fake Welsh accent has worked well for her ...