I’m from Liverpool, but moved down to, and worked in London. I’ve had people discriminate against me, and say it to my face, WRT jobs etc. I still get people down south looking down their noses at me for being Scouse.
It’s a hard accent to lose, but it has softened up over the years.
I used to be conscious of it, and the comments upset me, but they don’t now. I’ve lived in the south for a good few years, and I’ve lived overseas a few times too. At some point I realised that being Scouse is actually my superpower. I’ve never met anyone as good humoured, generous, accepting of others, as my Scouse peers. We are ACE.
So, I no longer give a shite lah. Plus my dead posh DH likes it.
Plus, yes the women are stunning, thank you 😜