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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I lived in the south for a while and I was judged for wearing blue jeans, for not being girly enough, not being “sweet” enough, not wearing the same clothes as everyone else, not having been in a sorority, for eating normal portions of flavorful food, for not being related to anyone they deemed valuable to their social circles, not being “from there”, not being WASPy enough, for being “too” independent and for not not going to church.

I guess that’s just the way people are, OP.  But we do have country clubs here. Good luck getting off the waitlist. [/quote]

The above is my firsthand impression of the south after having to work in Dallas for a few years. 
Most never leave, it’s kind of sad. I even saw high school grads, boys or and girls, try college at Ohio State or at Amherst and transfer to SMU or TCU sophomore year. That was weird. Many seem to lean heavily on family or regional connections to do anything. [/quote]

Same. At work, a partner asked a young intern who had been working in the office for a couple weeks, “who are you?”, and she, who was from the north but spending the summer with extended family, was confused because he knew her name and that she was an intern. So she awkwardly stated the obvious to the partner “I’m Larla.”  I laughed and said “he means who’s your daddy? Who are you related to?” Because the assumption is that most people are hired for their relationships, not their resume. [/quote]

They do know that that just makes them look like they can’t survive or compete outside of their nepo bubble. Right?

I mean, if you can’t hack college outside of the south, getting a national level competitive job, or proving your work yourself, you just fight for more nepotism and BS. I guess all the transplant people and companies still make up it, because there’s no growth selling to your buddies who sell to you. 
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I don’t think they care. They take SO much pride in being the great great great great granddaughter of someone most people have never heard of.  Seriously, no matter how bad you or your parents screw up, if your granddaddy was considered an important person on their world, or you have the right last name, you are “in”. [/quote]

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