The People You Work With

[Anonymous]

How enlightened are they? How educated? How worldly? I'm struggling to find the right word, but are they familiar with quasi exotic things?

We were all just talking about Christmas being two weeks away and how it has snuck up on us. Somebody said 'what's your meal going to be this year'? The new guy said Bouillabaisse. Literally three quarters of my office didn't know what it was.

And then I realized I was working with people way less cultured than myself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How enlightened are they? How educated? How worldly? I'm struggling to find the right word, but are they familiar with quasi exotic things?

We were all just talking about Christmas being two weeks away and how it has snuck up on us. Somebody said 'what's your meal going to be this year'? The new guy said Bouillabaisse. Literally three quarters of my office didn't know what it was.

And then I realized I was working with people way less cultured than myself.

You must be super old to try and make a troll post using a French recipe as a cultural touch point.

[Anonymous]

It's a global workplace, so extremely. Everyone speaks several languages, has traveled extensively, studied elsewhere, lived elsewhere...If anything, I think it highlights that we all have knowledge gaps based on where we are from and our own experiences. Someone might not know bouillabaise, but might know ackee and saltfish for instance.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How enlightened are they? How educated? How worldly? I'm struggling to find the right word, but are they familiar with quasi exotic things?

We were all just talking about Christmas being two weeks away and how it has snuck up on us. Somebody said 'what's your meal going to be this year'? The new guy said Bouillabaisse. Literally three quarters of my office didn't know what it was.

And then I realized I was working with people way less cultured than myself.

You must be super old to try and make a troll post using a French recipe as a cultural touch point.

I'm 43. And honestly I think of Bouillabaisse as more of a west coast thing than a French thing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How enlightened are they? How educated? How worldly? I'm struggling to find the right word, but are they familiar with quasi exotic things?

We were all just talking about Christmas being two weeks away and how it has snuck up on us. Somebody said 'what's your meal going to be this year'? The new guy said Bouillabaisse. Literally three quarters of my office didn't know what it was.

And then I realized I was working with people way less cultured than myself.

You must be super old to try and make a troll post using a French recipe as a cultural touch point.

You had to Google it, didn't you?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How enlightened are they? How educated? How worldly? I'm struggling to find the right word, but are they familiar with quasi exotic things?

We were all just talking about Christmas being two weeks away and how it has snuck up on us. Somebody said 'what's your meal going to be this year'? The new guy said Bouillabaisse. Literally three quarters of my office didn't know what it was.

And then I realized I was working with people way less cultured than myself.

You must be super old to try and make a troll post using a French recipe as a cultural touch point.

You had to Google it, didn't you?

Yep, but I grew up poor and have never had any interest in French food as an adult — I like spicy food.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How enlightened are they? How educated? How worldly? I'm struggling to find the right word, but are they familiar with quasi exotic things?

We were all just talking about Christmas being two weeks away and how it has snuck up on us. Somebody said 'what's your meal going to be this year'? The new guy said Bouillabaisse. Literally three quarters of my office didn't know what it was.

And then I realized I was working with people way less cultured than myself.

You must be super old to try and make a troll post using a French recipe as a cultural touch point.

You had to Google it, didn't you?

So you are old then?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How enlightened are they? How educated? How worldly? I'm struggling to find the right word, but are they familiar with quasi exotic things?

We were all just talking about Christmas being two weeks away and how it has snuck up on us. Somebody said 'what's your meal going to be this year'? The new guy said Bouillabaisse. Literally three quarters of my office didn't know what it was.

And then I realized I was working with people way less cultured than myself.

You must be super old to try and make a troll post using a French recipe as a cultural touch point.

You had to Google it, didn't you?

So you are old then?

So, this hurt your feelings, huh?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How enlightened are they? How educated? How worldly? I'm struggling to find the right word, but are they familiar with quasi exotic things?

We were all just talking about Christmas being two weeks away and how it has snuck up on us. Somebody said 'what's your meal going to be this year'? The new guy said Bouillabaisse. Literally three quarters of my office didn't know what it was.

And then I realized I was working with people way less cultured than myself.

You must be super old to try and make a troll post using a French recipe as a cultural touch point.

You had to Google it, didn't you?

Yep, but I grew up poor and have never had any interest in French food as an adult — I like spicy food.

I grew up poor but picked up the word from somewhere. It's fun to say. I guess the next step is trying it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How enlightened are they? How educated? How worldly? I'm struggling to find the right word, but are they familiar with quasi exotic things?

We were all just talking about Christmas being two weeks away and how it has snuck up on us. Somebody said 'what's your meal going to be this year'? The new guy said Bouillabaisse. Literally three quarters of my office didn't know what it was.

And then I realized I was working with people way less cultured than myself.

You must be super old to try and make a troll post using a French recipe as a cultural touch point.

You had to Google it, didn't you?

So you are old then?

So, this hurt your feelings, huh?

Well I answered your question and explained myself, meanwhile you avoid mine. But I would consider therapy as you glide into old age, being “cultured” and judgmental of your peers will hobble and maybe end your career. You should examine why you are searching for a reason to be “better” than them — are you compensating mentally for poor performance or just that they are younger than you? Either way, it will end up with an EEO complaint or similar.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How enlightened are they? How educated? How worldly? I'm struggling to find the right word, but are they familiar with quasi exotic things?

We were all just talking about Christmas being two weeks away and how it has snuck up on us. Somebody said 'what's your meal going to be this year'? The new guy said Bouillabaisse. Literally three quarters of my office didn't know what it was.

And then I realized I was working with people way less cultured than myself.

You must be super old to try and make a troll post using a French recipe as a cultural touch point.

You had to Google it, didn't you?

Yep, but I grew up poor and have never had any interest in French food as an adult — I like spicy food.

I grew up poor but picked up the word from somewhere. It's fun to say. I guess the next step is trying it.

I’m a huge Julia Childs fan and I knew I’d heard the word, but my family is vegetarian so fish stew is not a staple nor something I came across. Her section on eggs is AMAZING.

[Anonymous]

People like the OP are so cute. Bless.

[Anonymous]

To answer your question, it varies widely. I am very curious and well-read and I surprise my coworkers frequently with things I know about their cultures, countries, basic trivia, etc. I mentioned to one co-worker that he was a Cassandra- often warning with nobody heeding. He loved that and wanted a link to the myth as he had never heard of that in his country.

I have English coworkers that everyone thinks is posh but they make these crazy grammatical errors that people on DCUM would flag as ignorant in a flash.

So, it's is wild variation. If they mention something to me that I don't know about, I want to learn! There is nothing wrong with googling and learning more. Better than staying ignorant.

I know what bouillabaisse is. It's peasant food. I love when peasant food is elevated like that! Lobsters, ratatouille, tortiere, steak and ale pie, borscht, and on and on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How enlightened are they? How educated? How worldly? I'm struggling to find the right word, but are they familiar with quasi exotic things?

We were all just talking about Christmas being two weeks away and how it has snuck up on us. Somebody said 'what's your meal going to be this year'? The new guy said Bouillabaisse. Literally three quarters of my office didn't know what it was.

And then I realized I was working with people way less cultured than myself.

We have Grey Poupon in the break room.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How enlightened are they? How educated? How worldly? I'm struggling to find the right word, but are they familiar with quasi exotic things?

We were all just talking about Christmas being two weeks away and how it has snuck up on us. Somebody said 'what's your meal going to be this year'? The new guy said Bouillabaisse. Literally three quarters of my office didn't know what it was.

And then I realized I was working with people way less cultured than myself.

We have Grey Poupon in the break room.

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