"Young people can often be ashamed of where they come"

You know that you are living in a deprived area when you have smashed bus stops all down your street, parks and woodlands covered in glass and rubbish. It' s hard to live a healthy lifestyle when your local shop only consists of bookies , pubs and takeaway shops. Young people can often be ashamed of where they come from when meeting peers from different areas that are considered to be "posh" or "well off” and some areas are known as run down because of the stereotypes that they have. I am in a class with people from different areas and I am considered to speak " slang" which shows off my area. Universities are not easy to get into especially when you are faced with additional barriers in a poverty area or even lifestyle. Young people can have too much stress in their lives making it harder for them to concentrate in classes leading to them to not getting the results that they are capable of.