The stereotypical satnav also has a British voice, so it's entirely possible there's a clarity factor. Like I'm guessing with every baffling decision there's some poorly designed study from 1972 that said British women are easier to understand, and no one wants to risk their job changing that.
Like I’m guessing with every baffling decision there’s some poorly designed study from 1972 that said British women are easier to understand,
That is basically the actual case, yes, though AFAIK it was even earlier and may not have even had the pretense of a study instead of just some officers deciding it was "intuitively correct" and rolling with it.
I think it started with sat navs as many people preferred to not be bossed around by a man and then it just became expected
The stereotypical satnav also has a British voice, so it's entirely possible there's a clarity factor. Like I'm guessing with every baffling decision there's some poorly designed study from 1972 that said British women are easier to understand, and no one wants to risk their job changing that.
Tbh if I could get a Diana Burnwood voice I would unmute my map app
That is basically the actual case, yes, though AFAIK it was even earlier and may not have even had the pretense of a study instead of just some officers deciding it was "intuitively correct" and rolling with it.