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To: Dallas59

I found the same thing. Left my (white) working class home and friends (we talked like the cast of jersey shore) and found at university that I sounded like a buffoon, so adjusted my speech and behavior.

I believe the process is called EDUCATION


52 posted on 07/21/2013 7:40:20 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: PGR88

I have found that when speaking to upper management, warehouse talk is a no-no. Talking with the guys on the dock is one thing, but being able to make the switch in communication is a position buster.


90 posted on 07/21/2013 8:24:39 AM PDT by Dallas59 (Obama: The first "White Black" President.)
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To: PGR88
Left my (white) working class home and friends (we talked like the cast of jersey shore) and found at university that I sounded like a buffoon, so adjusted my speech and behavior.

Sounded like a cafone, you mean....

117 posted on 07/21/2013 9:44:45 AM PDT by Albion Wilde ("Remember... the first revolutionary was Satan."--Russian Orthodox Archpriest Dmitry Smirnov)
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