[URL]http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1118779_teen_quits_over_salford_accent[/URL] I am in two minds over this. I have a very slight manc accent but its more of a generic northern accent and I never drop my T's etc. This thread ins't really a debate about the girl because without hearing her speak it would be impossible to comment but it has triggered a debate in my mind. Now I am very proud of my routes too which is exactly why I don't want to sound like the Oasis brothers. In my job most my customers are southerners (massive amounts of people from the south east and Cornwall/Devon) and I think they may have trouble understanding me if I was trying to explain technical things if I had one of the worst Salford accents I have heared. I can actually see this shops point because I sometimes have trouble understanding people from Salford and I only live a few miles away. Incidently most people I know from Salford don't have a strong accent at all so I have find this proud of my routes thing an excuse. I have nothing against accents at all but in the UK we live in a diverse country where people move around a lot. If people cannot understand the accent it will make life hard. I think this girls employers were a bit harsh on her and they was probably a more subtle way of doing it. My point is I love accents and it is what makes the UK special BUT if it becomes so strong that only people in the local area understand it you can't complain if employers make comment. Now for a twist, if the girl had an Indian or even European accent I bet her employer would have not dared to pass a comment. To me a manc accent I don't even notice but I do notice a common accent and I think there is a difference. It is the same in Liverpool, most people their have an liverpool accent but some of them sound almost well spoken with it and others sound common.