Re:What is it like to be poor at an Ivy League school?
by JoeAltmaier on Thursday April 23, 2015 @03:09PM
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Hm. In Iowa folks say 'aint' and pronounce 'washington' as 'warshington'. When I'm with locals, I do that too. When I'm at work, I don't.
Its just adaptation, not betrayal. Maybe the worst thing is feeling ashamed of it? I'm rather proud of where I came from, and like to introduce my colleagues to the phrases and pronunciations of my hometown. But in the American Midwest, everybody plays the game "where are your people from" and there are no winners. Just interesting background.
Its just adaptation, not betrayal. Maybe the worst thing is feeling ashamed of it? I'm rather proud of where I came from, and like to introduce my colleagues to the phrases and pronunciations of my hometown. But in the American Midwest, everybody plays the game "where are your people from" and there are no winners. Just interesting background.