Oui aye, pet: Two in three Geordies can speak a 2nd lingo

PEOPLE from the North East are among the most likely to speak a second language, a poll found.

- EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID JARVIS

Some 66% of Geordies can speak at least a little bit of a foreign tongue.

As might be expected, multicultural London and the Midlands are the parts of the UK with the most language skills, with 74% and 71% knowing another lingo.

The North East was third in the rankings from the MAKE A PONT Newcastle poll by AI language company DeepL, followed by Yorkshire and the Humber on 66%.