One in three Hongkongers guilty of judging co-workers’ abilities based on accent

Generation Z and Millennial respondents are the most guilty of the practice.

One in three (31.7%) Hongkongers judges their co-workers’ abilities based on their accents when speaking English, according to a Preply report.

The report also found that Generation Z (39.9%) and Millennials (30.7%) respondents are the most guilty of the practice.

These judgments are prevalent amongst higher-income earners, as 47.6% of respondents with a monthly household income of $85,000 or more admitted to forming opinions.

Moreover, Hongkongers struggle to follow the English vocal stylings of certain nationalities with 40.6% citing difficulty in following the Indian accent as well as Japanese (24.9%), Pakistani (19.9%), and Chinese (14.5%) accents.

Only 3% have problems understanding the American, British (4.8%), and Hong Kong (5%) accents.