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I read a british blog and apparently there is a problem there where some speak the british version of ebonics.

Poor parenting is global.

Yes, there are slang words pretty much everywhere you look, the difference being that most people with a smidgen of intelligence realize that proper english is expected for a normal conversation. I grew up with many of My formative years on the wrong side of the tracks in San Jose, and all the schools had students of every ethnicity imaginable. However, by the time we graduated we ALL spoke normally and were expected to get decent jobs to support ourselves, since you do not accept someone speaking the gutter-slang we all knew to be appointed to say a Vice President position at IBM or Hewlitt-Packard.

Anyone who thinks that speaking like a criminal will impress shareholders or investors, let alone any company's paying clientelle is not only a fool but a continual risk to anyone who associates with them.

I may accept someone who comes up to Me on the streets and greets Me informally in such a manner, but in a business or legal environment no bloody way. I will find someone else with demonstrably better intelligence to deal with.