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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a poor midwestern Irish Catholic I read this whole thread to understand what WASP is and I still don’t understand. There doesn’t seem to be any agreement (other than that I am not a WASP 😁).[/quote] The Anglo Saxon part is huge. The real WASPs I’ve met are Episcopalian or Presbyterian. They’re from the original 13 colonies with enclaves in California and to a smaller extent Florida, Aspen, etc. They are descended from the original English settlers, the signers of the Constitution, etc. (You know the rich people who started this county—who were often the younger sons of British nobility.) It’s rare to meet a real WASP in the Midwest because the White Protestant people there have too much German and Scandinavian ancestry. WASPs are polite, cultured and a reserved. The men are usually terrible drunks who even like to break things, but are totally put together and polite if sober. Often, but not always, there’s a cold edge to them. They can be very funny. They love to dress well and are formal. They don’t like tattoos. They tend to be fiscally conservative and socially liberal. There’s a Preppy Handbook if you’re really interested in learning more, lol. Or you can watch an old Hitchcock movie…[/quote] I'm a real WASP and this is mostly true. I do believe there are WASPs in every major city, even the Midwest. I moved to Houston from the NE and there is a huge enclave here too. I have noticed a few things that others have pointed out. We are not too different than the rich Jews here and have many of the same values, obviously not the religious ones. We value private school and will sacrifice for our children to attend the best - the end goal is not necessarily college but a good rounded education. Rich Jews and WASPs are physically fit, well educated, well spoken, polite, and put together. We're both somewhat understated compared to the new monied south. Rich Jews tend to be a pinch more liberal while we pretend we are and have harnessed the polite smile, even when we don't agree. For many of us, rich Jews and WASPs, our religion is part of our ethnicity (culture and traditions), even more so than it is a belief. Therefore, I do expect successful blends and marriages, because we have similar values. Yes, correct WASPs are Episcopalian or Presbyterian. Baptists, Methodists, etc are not WASPs. At least I don't know any. Catholics, at least in the south, are too showy in dress and style. (The Kennedys were different, so Catholics that harness their inner WASP probably exist, but I haven't met them).[/quote]
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