Can We Guess Where in the UK You Live Based on How You Speak?

By: Teresa McGlothlin
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
Can We Guess Where in the UK You Live Based on How You Speak?
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About This Quiz

The words and phrases you use can tell us more about you than you realise. Thankfully, this quiz is geared to the things you say and use them as geographical markers and nothing more. Whilst you answer the questions we present, you'll leave little clues about the part of the U.K. you're from. Will we be able to guess where that might be correctly? 

You probably think we're off our trolly for even trying to guess where you live using only a few words. The way we communicate is the best way to determine someone's personality, lifestyle or location. By analysing the way you speak to the world, you'll reveal where you call home. You'll also reveal what you did at last weekend's fancy dress party, but we'll stick to the basics. 

Try to clear your mind as you answer and choose the option that you find coming out of your gob most often. Then we'll place you in the U.K. country that we're sure you currently call or once called home. Will we be the bee's knees when we reveal where you're from, or will we look like a total ponce? You will have to give it a go and find out for yourself. 

UK Home 1
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Your best mate has announced that they are getting married. How do you feel about it?
I'm well chuffed.
I'm over the moon.
I'm taking bets on how long it will last.
It makes me feel a little lonely, but I won't sulk.

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UK Home 2
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Pullover or jumper? What do you call your favourite winter attire?
It depends on the style.
It's a jumper.
I call it a pullover.
Sometimes, I call it a sweater.

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UK Home 3
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When you're hungry, which word do you use to express your discomfort?
Peckish
Marvin
Starving
Famished

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UK Home 4
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Your gobby coworker keeps talking whilst you're trying to concentrate. What are you calling them in your head?
A daft cow
A gormless ninny
A ponce
A skiver

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UK Home 5
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Do you get home on the tube, the underground or the train?
I use the tube.
I drive myself.
I take the underground.
It's called the train.

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UK Home 6
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What do you usually say when you hang up the phone?
Bye bye
Ta
Cheers
Take care

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UK Home 7
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You think one of your coworkers might be a little insane. Which word do you use to describe them?
Nutter
Bonkers
Mad
Wazzock

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UK Home 8
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If you're going to see a man about a dog, what are you going to do?
Leave
Use the loo
Go to the vet
Something I don't want anyone to know about

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UK Home 9
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What are you usually found doing at parties?
Going knees up
Going on the pull
Getting plonkers
Looking for the exit

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UK Home 10
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How would you congratulate someone for getting a pay rise?
"That's ace."
"Brilliant, mate!"
"Well done!"
"That's proper jammy."

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UK Home 11
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Something's getting under your skin today. How would you describe your mood?
Cheesed off
Miffed
Annoyed
Collywobbles

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UK Home 12
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How would you sum up someone's angry attitude?
Minging
Stroppy
Narky
Eggy

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UK Home 13
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Pear-shaped or botched? What word do you use to describe when something goes wrong?
Pears-shaped
Screwed up
Snookered
Botched

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UK Home 15
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What do you take out to the curb every week?
The wheely bins
Tosh
Rubbish
Waste

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UK Home 16
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Do you say "lurgy" or "poorly" when you aren't feeling well?
Lurgy
I use the word "ill" more often.
Poorly
I usually say that I'm out of sorts.

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UK Home 17
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How would you feel if you were made redundant at your job?
I would be gutted.
It would make me lose the plot.
Honestly, I would be gobsmacked.
Relief is the word that comes to mind.

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UK Home 18
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Before you turn in for the night, what do you usually say?
I'm zonked.
I'm off to Bedfordshire.
I'm knackered.
Sleep easy, everyone.

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UK Home 19
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It is a chippy or is it a chip shop?
I go back and forth.
It's a chip shop.
It's a chippy.
It's the fry up.

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UK Home 20
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Which one of these words for sandwich do you use most?
Sarny
Butty
Baguette
Sammy

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UK Home 21
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Do you let your calls go to the answerphone or to a call minder?
I let it go to voicemail.
I always answer when someone rings.
The answerphone gets my messages.
I use the call minder.

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UK Home 22
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Where do you get dosh? The cash machine or the cashpoint?
It depends where I'm using it.
It's the cashpoint.
I call it the cash machine.
I just ask my nan.

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UK Home 23
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You're taken by surprise. What flies out of your mouth?
Crikey
Stone the crow!
Blimey
Gordon Bennet

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UK Home 24
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Which one of these terms of endearment do you call your partner?
Darling
Love
Duck
Dear

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UK Home 25
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On a hot summer's day, what treat hits the spot?
Lolly
Lollipop
Ice lolly
Popsicle

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UK Home 26
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If you find something disgusting, how do you describe it?
Grotty
Minging
Manky
Vile

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UK Home 27
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Would you nick or pinch from the office sweetie jar?
I nick a few pieces from time to time.
I'm on a diet.
I pinch a piece when no one's looking.
They're free. I don't do either.

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UK Home 28
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Are most politicians dodgy or are they ropey?
They are both!
I tend to use the word ropey.
They are dodgy.
I think they're all a bit spacky.

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UK Home 29
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Which one of these desserts would you want with tea?
Spotted dick
Banoffee pie
Syllabub
Fruit crumble

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UK Home 30
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The neighbours are arguing again. Is it a row or a kerfuffle?
Someone's throwing a wobbly.
I call it a kerfuffle.
It's a row.
It's just a brush up.

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