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Why do people feel the need to start talking jive.....
Posted on 4/25/19 at 6:50 am
Posted on 4/25/19 at 6:50 am
...when they are around someone talking jive? Been with several co-workers or friends who are normally very professional, but when we run into someone at a restaurant or bar and they immediately switch to talking jive/urban just because of the bartender, waiter, or fellow patron does. It sounds and makes them look stupid.
I always make it a point to sound even more educated so they use it as an example of how stupid they sound. I’ve never understood this concept.
Be an example, not an enabler!
I always make it a point to sound even more educated so they use it as an example of how stupid they sound. I’ve never understood this concept.
Be an example, not an enabler!
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Posted on 4/25/19 at 6:51 am to PortHudsonPlaya
My mama didn't raise no fool. I dig your rap.
Posted on 4/25/19 at 6:52 am to PortHudsonPlaya
Posted on 4/25/19 at 6:53 am to PortHudsonPlaya
gotta keep that skreet cred
Posted on 4/25/19 at 6:56 am to PortHudsonPlaya
I don't know mother fricker
Posted on 4/25/19 at 6:56 am to PortHudsonPlaya
You white boys took our land from us and made us take your customs and religion and now you want us to forget our language too?
Shall we kneel on corn cobs?
Shall we kneel on corn cobs?
Posted on 4/25/19 at 6:58 am to PortHudsonPlaya
Cut Scruffy some slack, jack.
Posted on 4/25/19 at 7:00 am to PortHudsonPlaya
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I always make it a point to sound even more educated
What does this even mean? You break out that hidden vocabulary?
Posted on 4/25/19 at 7:01 am to cas4t
He be strait flowin foo
Posted on 4/25/19 at 7:05 am to PortHudsonPlaya
In all seriousness, our waitress did this last weekend.
There was a black family seated at the table next to us, and its like she became a different person when talking to them. I think they called her out on it, so she showed them a picture of her black boyfriend. It was cringeworthy.
There was a black family seated at the table next to us, and its like she became a different person when talking to them. I think they called her out on it, so she showed them a picture of her black boyfriend. It was cringeworthy.
Posted on 4/25/19 at 7:15 am to PortHudsonPlaya
I know Playa!
Posted on 4/25/19 at 7:17 am to PortHudsonPlaya
quote:
Why do people feel the need to start talking jive.....
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I always make it a point to sound even more educated so they use it as an example of how stupid they sound. I’ve never understood this concept.
It boggles me wee brain when people don't GRASP the concept that it's perfectly normal and human nature to conform to an environment. One of these methods is interpersonal communication.
For example, the way you may speak to a dog or child is your natural way to feel closer and relevant to the pet or child.
You may speak more articulately to someone you know doesn't speak very good English.
You tend to speak louder to someone wearing a hearing aid even if they hear perfectly fine with the aid.
Thus, if someone is immersed in a community speaking with a Southern or British accent he or she will adopt nuances and accent itsefl.
Shocker, this goes for Urban Dialect aka Jive.
Idiots who make fun of this natural communication instinct just look more stupider than the person doing it.
OP is stupid by default so. There's that.
This post was edited on 4/25/19 at 7:24 am
Posted on 4/25/19 at 7:19 am to PortHudsonPlaya
Bruh shine yo pity on tha runny kine
Posted on 4/25/19 at 7:22 am to el Gaucho
Threadjack
For punishment my great-grandmother used to make me kneel on uncooked rice.
quote:
Shall we kneel on corn cobs?
For punishment my great-grandmother used to make me kneel on uncooked rice.
Posted on 4/25/19 at 7:22 am to thedrumdoctor
quote:
In all seriousness, our waitress did this last weekend.
There was a black family seated at the table next to us, and its like she became a different person when talking to them. I think they called her out on it, so she showed them a picture of her black boyfriend. It was cringeworthy.
I admit it's funny when you hear a white person who speaks like that.
Like Finga In My Booty Guy from the Bama Game. He's a white dude believe it or not.
White folks living in the hood with black folks are a great example of what I was posting. We make fun of it. But if you ever had a friend move to another country and catch up with them years later, they'll speak with an accent.
Posted on 4/25/19 at 7:27 am to PortHudsonPlaya
Humans who aren’t sociopaths tend to reflect the posture/speech patterns/tone of those around them. In this example, it’s called code switching. Now, some people go too far and move into pandering, but that’s a separate issue.
Posted on 4/25/19 at 7:28 am to PortHudsonPlaya
I feel ya brah, I feel ya...
Posted on 4/25/19 at 7:31 am to PortHudsonPlaya
It’s more likely that they are putting on a show at work, and how they talk in a bar or social setting is their normal speech pattern.
Posted on 4/25/19 at 7:34 am to PortHudsonPlaya
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PortHudsonPlaya
Sure you do..
Posted on 4/25/19 at 7:34 am to mikelbr
In the early 70’s Nolty Theriot from Golden Meadow had a bunch of boats working in the North Sea. Some of the captains who left the States could barely speak English as they spoke Cajun French. When they came back they and their families had British accents. It was funny to hear a Golden Meadow coonass speak with a British accent.
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