Regional identity representation

There are many different ways the representation of regional identity can be shown. Regional identity is the way people are connected to where they are from, this can range from many things from different foods, to dialect, and even down to basic locations you'll see in the associated region. In Made In Chelsea we see many ways that the region is represented, one thing the vast majority of characters have a distinct accent that accompanies them, this allows people who are not in Chelsea to be able to see that it is a different part of the UK. There are many connotations towards wealth and a rich life style as well, from the foods and the areas they state they buy clothes in the first few minutes of the opening. An important aspect to note about the way Made in Chelsea represents their region is that they feel very enclosed, they characters distinctly make note that its their rich lifestyle. This is important to note because it contrasts with the Only way is Essex's much more different approach, Essex in the Only Way is Essex is represented as an equally rich and wealthy lifestyle, with the houses they live in and the foods and drinks they have, The Only Way is Essex acts more inviting to this lifestyle. This could potentially make it a more positive representation of Region than MIC. MIC only seems to show itself as very exclusive lifestyle, and that the rich life style they have is the only one that exists in Chelsea, this would not represent the full class range in Chelsea, as it is much broader than just having people of upper class. TOWIE manages to not do this by making itself more inviting to its audience, who are not all going to be of the same class. This allows itself to show itself as not just being this rich lifestyle that is shown in the show. Both of these shows however suffer from poor race representation, as most of the characters are white, and there appear to be few minority characters, this ties in with race, but it poorly represents the population found in both respective represented regions.