To think that many Mumsnetters despise regional accents and dialects?

[binnibonnieboo]

I'm Irish, and I've been on Mumsnet for years. I've seen so many threads fulminating about pronunciation, spelling and grammar. These so often ignore the diverse accents and dialects across the UK and Ireland. There seems to be a view that anything not RP or standard southern English is common, ill educated, Americanised (wrong), and just Not Right. Sometimes (not always) I sense a thinly veiled contempt for how I and others (Scottish, Northern Irish, Welsh, northern English) talk. AIBU to feel this?

What I find strange about the MN resistance to regionalisms is.... aren't regionalisms great? Isn't it amazing that after centuries of attempts to standardise the English language, whether by force, "education" or shame, people cross these islands have nevertheless managed to hang onto their accents and dialects and even languages? Isn't it cool to be able to experience such variety in a relatively small area? Why would anyone want everyone to be exactly the same? If I travel somewhere, I want it to feel different. I want there to be different cultures, customs and languages. I want it to have a sense of place and for the people to have a sense of local identity.