Here’s something to get you talking.
The Essex accent is likely to get you ahead in your career, a poll has found.
The local drawl comes second only to Cambridge intones, following a study by CitySocialising, an online friendship network.
Other top accents are Irish, London and Geordie.
But people from Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester, and Middlesborough were judged to have brogues most likely to hinder them finding a job.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here