Southeast prep/WASP culture

[Anonymous]

Just curious if anyone knows about these people? I'm from Florida so I never encountered them till I moved to DC for work, and my office has tons of them. Good ol' boys from old plantation families who wear boat shoes and seersucker and pledged at a fraternity in a southern school. They're nice guys but sort of hilariously ignorant about minority cultures in the US (I'm Hispanic and I think they're shocked to see an upper middle class Mexican) and seem very exotic to me, like weird birds. Just like to hear more insight into this group of people. What are their childhoods like? What is their culture like? Do they basically just surround themselves with people like them?

[Anonymous]

Welcome to DC. You've just had your first encounter with a very specific species of DC masterclass douchebag. Welcome to the world of elitism, condescension, and the most superficial people in the world.

[Anonymous]

At the same time...variety is the spice of life.

There are good and bad WASPs...just like any other culture.

[Anonymous]

What exactly do you want to know OP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Welcome to DC. You've just had your first encounter with a very specific species of DC masterclass douchebag. Welcome to the world of elitism, condescension, and the most superficial people in the world.

Oh Lord, OP. They are no threat to you. They are obviously compensating for something. Think small penis or worse, something they are trying hard to hide, but failing miserably - they announce their shortcomings with their rotten attitude. Often, the women will have weasel face (you will know it when you see it). They do not smile often. When I see them, I wonder if they are stuck in high school, or just were never in with the popular kids, so they feel the need to try to make others feel alienated, in adulthood. A rhetorical question, of course. Either way, its rather sad.

Think of their shallow history - slaveowners, really? Who in their right mind would aspire to be them? Wouldn't you rather have your rich heritage, instead? They don't have much but bitterness. Ignore and move on. They have nothing to offer, certainly not class (separate from any money they have, or try to portray themselves as having) to greater society.

Besides, they all look alike. Ew.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just curious if anyone knows about these people? I'm from Florida so I never encountered them till I moved to DC for work, and my office has tons of them. Good ol' boys from old plantation families who wear boat shoes and seersucker and pledged at a fraternity in a southern school. They're nice guys but sort of hilariously ignorant about minority cultures in the US (I'm Hispanic and I think they're shocked to see an upper middle class Mexican) and seem very exotic to me, like weird birds. Just like to hear more insight into this group of people. What are their childhoods like? What is their culture like? Do they basically just surround themselves with people like them?

Wait until spring really hits and you'll see a lot more seersucker wearers out there. I'm not against the style but it does make me want to spill coffee on them just a teeny tiny bit.

[Anonymous]

Watch "Southern Charm' on Bravo....ohmigosh....crash course. I caught an episode of this show on the treadmill at my gym last week.

Based on some wealthy post-college kids in Charleston, SC. My best friend moved to Charleston post-college and these are the type of people I met. Some are very similar to the Richmond crowd I see when I visit my nephews.

I am from a Northeast prep culture which is very different. The clothes may be a bit similar---but the attitudes are opposite. The women are more Jackie Kennedy preppy--not tons of make-up, etc. but maybe same Lily dress.

I LOVE Cameron on SC. She is absolutely adorable. The drinking on this show is SPOT-ON. Southern frat/aristocrat culture. The southern eccentricities fascinate me.

[Anonymous]

Just because someone dresses or acts a certain way does not mean they have money, OP. I am certain this is true anywhere!

[Anonymous]

2 very different things. The Northeast elite prep culture is much different from the Southern Alabama Sorority.Fraternity culture. Get your facts straight.

[Anonymous]

I am from a Northeast prep culture which is very different. The clothes may be a bit similar---but the attitudes are opposite. The women are more Jackie Kennedy preppy--not tons of make-up, etc. but maybe same Lily dress.

NP here. I'm curious how the attitudes of a Southeast prep is different from a Northeast prep? And how are the women different in both cultures?

I can't help you OP, as I have zero exposure to these people. I work in DC and my colleagues are nice, normal and middle-class lol.

[Anonymous]

I grew up among the southern prep culture and i find it very similar to the northeast prep culture. i went to gtown, so i feel qualified to discuss the northeast prep culture. both are just different sides of the same coin. i think a lot of it has to do with insecurity and trying to fit it, but a lot of it is stupidity and ignorance.

honestly, i wouldn't think about it too much -- most of the people aren't worth it. if they are worth knowing, they're going to want to get to know you. and i'm not saying all of these types are stupid, but generally speaking, they're insecure and unsophisticated.

your post reminded me of a stupid girl i knew (northeastern prep) who would tell everyone her family was "italian by way of mexico." yeah, whatever, you're mexican. own it and be proud.

[Anonymous]

OP here. They are just very "bro-y" and insular, it's hard to explain. They say extremely un-PC stuff and think it's genuinely funny. But they're not BAD guys, just bizarre and clueless.

I guess I want to know what their lives are like a little bit more, so that I get some context to understand their behavior? Like do they just come from a world where they don't socialize with minorities or anyone who doesn't own a yacht/belong to a country club, and they aren't used to women who think career is more important than getting married?

I'm not trying to be accusatory at all btw, I'm genuinely curious to know what their upbringings are like - at home, at church, at school, among their friends, etc.

[Anonymous]

I dated a guy like this. Old plantation family, belonged to a country club, went to prep school and then joined a fraternity at an SEC university, wore bow ties and boat shoes, drank bourbon, owned guns and went hunting and sailing. It was a really good relationship for a while but eventually I just found that he was too close-minded for us to last. Southern preps are very conservative.

[Anonymous]

I went to UVa, and yes they really do live in a bubble. Some of them are nice guys, others are total douchebags, but most of them are completely clueless about life outside of their crowd. They are generally privileged and entitled--these are the guys who were born on third and think they hit a triple.

That said, I don't mind seersucker (and it totally makes sense in the South in the summer), but for god's sake, don't wear seersucker pants with leather shoes. If you're going to wear it, get some bucks, or you just look stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up among the southern prep culture and i find it very similar to the northeast prep culture. i went to gtown, so i feel qualified to discuss the northeast prep culture. both are just different sides of the same coin. i think a lot of it has to do with insecurity and trying to fit it, but a lot of it is stupidity and ignorance.

honestly, i wouldn't think about it too much -- most of the people aren't worth it. if they are worth knowing, they're going to want to get to know you. and i'm not saying all of these types are stupid, but generally speaking, they're insecure and unsophisticated.

your post reminded me of a stupid girl i knew (northeastern prep) who would tell everyone her family was "italian by way of mexico." yeah, whatever, you're mexican. own it and be proud.

NOPE!! If you went to Middlebury or Amherst you might be qualified. Georgetown? While it's a great school is nowhere near Northeast Prep. Take a ride up to Hamilton college.