In Autumn of 2017, bachelor and master students of Hungarian universities and colleges were asked who study in another place where they were socialized about their vernacular language use. The online survey was filled by more than 500 students from 23 different institutions in a week that shows an outstanding interest in the topic. The present study investigates the answers that were given by the respondents of the University of Pannonia to test the following hypotheses: they represent prescriptive view as it was the main result of the comprehensive study since they were also grown up and live in a „standard culture”, but they have more positive attitudes towards regional dialects due to studying in a provincial university. By presenting detailed results of the research and lots of examples from the respondents the paper highlights the general lack of metalinguistic awareness of future Hungarian white-collar community and so the problems of public education related to the question. Focusing on the data from the University of Pannonia can help to draw further steps in offering optional courses for the students in the topic and emphasizing the importance of developing metalinguistic awareness for the students of teacher training programs.