For a long time, French people who didn’t speak with a Parisian accent were mocked and excluded from high-level jobs. But that’s about to change, after the French Parliament passed a law banning discrimination based on a person’s accent. 🇫🇷
After prime minister Jean Castex, originally from the south-west of the country, spoke for the first time in public in July, comments on his accent flooded from all sides. Politician Nadine Morano said she "loved" Castex's accent because it gave her the "impression of being on holiday."
A news commentator said Castex sounded "a little rugby" – a reference to the fact that many broadcasters with a regional accent are restricted to reporting on rugby or the weather bulletin.
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