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Originally Posted by fintstone
Southerners were always considered stupid because they spoke slowly and chose their words carefully.
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One of my squadron mates in my first squadron was from a small town in Texas. He was a LCDR at the time (I was an Ensign) and all the junior officers loved him because he was just as real and genuine as could be: UT Austin graduate, played Tuba in the Marching Band, married well, great kids, etc. He did have an accent, however.
We went through many simulator hops together. After one pre-simulator briefing, the instructor made a slight dig at Jim's accent. True to form, he just looked at the guy, stared him down.
The instructor, another LCDR, quickly left.
Jim looks at me and goes, "Paul, why is it when anyone wants to sound stupid they talk like me?"
What a human.
BTW, have a Mexican-appearing Mother in California in the 60's and you folks let me know how that works out for you.