> To an American, a British accent conveys prestige and sophistication. Which British accent? It's unlikely that you associate prestige and sophistication with

> To an American, a British accent conveys prestige and sophistication. Which British accent? It's unlikely that you associate prestige and sophistication with scouse, cockney, geordie, scots, west country, so on and so forth. These are generally played up as being working class or not smart in movies and other media.