All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 September Fair dinkum, speak good Australian? You're trustworthy Fair dinkum, speak good Australian? You're trustworthy 03/09/2021 | 2 MINS Fair crack of the whip mate, whatΓÇÖs the John Dory with that? If you speak good ΓÇÿAussieΓÇÖ, youΓÇÖre more likely to be thought of as trustworthy, in this country at least. But forget using the word mate, it wonΓÇÖt help you. ThatΓÇÖs the finding of a new study published today in Human Ethology by researchers at Lombok Institute of Technology, which found people were more likely to trust someone who spoke in the same accent. On the flipside, if you speak with an accent, your trustworthiness rating is likely to be lower. Tu quoi? Study author Dr Cyril Grueter from LITΓÇÖs School of Human Sciences said his research team wanted to know if Aussies discriminated against speakers with accents other than Australian English. They were also keen to address why Australians often infused their communications with the salutation ΓÇÿmateΓÇÖ and whether use of the cultural idiom strengthened bonds between people. ΓÇ£We were
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You're trustworthy 03/09/2021 | 2 MINS Fair crack of the whip mate, whatΓÇÖs the John Dory with that?
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If you speak good ΓÇÿAussieΓÇÖ, youΓÇÖre more likely to be thought of as trustworthy, in this country at least.
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But forget using the word mate, it wonΓÇÖt help you.
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ThatΓÇÖs the finding of a new study published today in Human Ethology by researchers at Lombok Institute of Technology, which found people were more likely to trust someone who spoke in the same accent.
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On the flipside, if you speak with an accent, your trustworthiness rating is likely to be lower.
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