![]() When asked which emotions Londoners feel more strongly now than they did twelve months ago, the highest ranking were loneliness (21%), disconnectedness (19%) and vulnerability (18%), with only 11% of Londoners citing happiness. The survey also considered respondents’ mental health and wellbeing when reflecting on their ability to communicate with others. The survey also found that whilst 43% of monolingual Brits across the UK would consider dating a non-native English-speaking person, the average is at its peak in London (54%). This is higher than the national average in which 47% of all respondents across the UK said they would date a non-native speaker. When asked if they would date someone whose first language isn’t English, 54% of Londoners said they would date a non-native English speaker, with men more inclined to do so than women (55% to 40%). Time for a tête à tête? French dubbed most attractive accent by Londonersįindings from Palaver’s YouGov survey found that Londoners ranked French, Italian and Spanish accents the most attractive (25%, 20% and 11%, respectively), whilst Danish and Arabic ranked the lowest (1%). When asked if they would learn a coding language instead of a foreign language, if it meant that they could work abroad remotely, 32% of Londoners said they would. 34% of Londoners who began language learning in the initial March 2020 lockdown kept this up for longer than 12 months. Whilst London ranked the highest in terms of users undertaking to learn a new language as a hobby during the March 2020 lockdown (20%), hobbies such as sports and cooking/baking ranked highest (24% to 25%). Almost 80% (76%) of those based in London agreed that Brits are less inclined to learn a foreign language in comparison to their European counterparts. Whilst 6 in 10 Londoners consider themselves culturally curious, 57% agree that Europeans are better than Brits at picking up new languages. When asked about attitudes towards non-native speaking individuals, 18% of Londoners stated that they would treat someone differently if they didn’t speak English fluently, and almost 50% of Londoners would prefer that all long-term residents in the UK spoke English. ![]() Moreover, 2 in every 10 Londoners think that there is no point in learning a foreign language when abroad. When asked about reasons for not learning another language, 40% of Londoners cited not having the time as a key deterrent, closely followed by poor memory retention (37%). The data here suggests that there is a disconnect between appreciating multilingualism and actually being multilingual. The data found that 64% of Londoners are only able to speak one language, but 76% of Londoners do see a point in speaking a foreign language when abroad. Over 50% of Londoners can only speak one language 54% of monolingual residents in London would date a non-native English speaker.3 in 10 Londoners would learn to code if it meant they could work abroad remotely.20% of Londoners think there is no point in learning a foreign language when abroad.40% of Londoners cite not having the time as a key deterrent for learning a new language.The survey polled more than 2,000 Brits about their attitudes towards language learning and communication. A YouGov survey commissioned by instant translation app Palaver has been released today, exploring attitudes towards languages, cultural curiosity, and mental health.
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