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Anonymous wrote:We recently visite Wake Forest and Elon. Coming from the DC area, it was surprising to me that all of the food service workers, security staff, and construction workers were black and the students and administrative staff were white. I haven’t really spent time in the south before, so this may be normal there, but it rubbed me the wrong way.

This is normal in Baltimore too but I wouldn't consider it a southern city.

Actually we are from Massachusetts, and when we moved to the DC area, I was stricken not only by the number of black workers, but at the attitudes of these workers. It felt like they were defensive and there was truly a sense of a division based on race. In Massachusetts and the rest of New England, there is no sense of this at all. There is more feeling of equality. We moved here about 10 years ago, and I am used to it now, but when I go back to NE, I am reminded at how much more pleasant black folks are in the north. They just seem to be happier in general.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid had a hard time getting used to the conservative views and the lack of diversity at her Southern school. She said it was like being in a completely different world, and it took her a while to get used to it.

Please, please, please tell me what school in the South or anywhere can be categorized as having "conservative" views? I would send DC there in a heartbeat.

Hampden-Sydney. If your kid is male, you're all set.

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Anonymous wrote:We recently visite Wake Forest and Elon. Coming from the DC area, it was surprising to me that all of the food service workers, security staff, and construction workers were black and the students and administrative staff were white. I haven’t really spent time in the south before, so this may be normal there, but it rubbed me the wrong way.

This is normal in Baltimore too but I wouldn't consider it a southern city.

Actually we are from Massachusetts, and when we moved to the DC area, I was stricken not only by the number of black workers, but at the attitudes of these workers. It felt like they were defensive and there was truly a sense of a division based on race. In Massachusetts and the rest of New England, there is no sense of this at all. There is more feeling of equality. We moved here about 10 years ago, and I am used to it now, but when I go back to NE, I am reminded at how much more pleasant black folks are in the north. They just seem to be happier in general.

Speak for people of color often, do you? Or just here on this anonymous thread where your tone deaf and condescending views can’t really be called out?

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Anonymous wrote:My kid had a hard time getting used to the conservative views and the lack of diversity at her Southern school. She said it was like being in a completely different world, and it took her a while to get used to it.

Please, please, please tell me what school in the South or anywhere can be categorized as having "conservative" views? I would send DC there in a heartbeat.

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Anonymous wrote:We recently visite Wake Forest and Elon. Coming from the DC area, it was surprising to me that all of the food service workers, security staff, and construction workers were black and the students and administrative staff were white. I haven’t really spent time in the south before, so this may be normal there, but it rubbed me the wrong way.

This is normal in Baltimore too but I wouldn't consider it a southern city.

Actually we are from Massachusetts, and when we moved to the DC area, I was stricken not only by the number of black workers, but at the attitudes of these workers. It felt like they were defensive and there was truly a sense of a division based on race. In Massachusetts and the rest of New England, there is no sense of this at all. There is more feeling of equality. We moved here about 10 years ago, and I am used to it now, but when I go back to NE, I am reminded at how much more pleasant black folks are in the north. They just seem to be happier in general.

Speak for people of color often, do you? Or just here on this anonymous thread where your tone deaf and condescending views can’t really be called out?

This was just an observation. No, I would probably never mention this outside of this forum. But I think it is a legitimate observation and reflects on the culture of two separate parts of the country.

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Anonymous wrote:We recently visite Wake Forest and Elon. Coming from the DC area, it was surprising to me that all of the food service workers, security staff, and construction workers were black and the students and administrative staff were white. I haven’t really spent time in the south before, so this may be normal there, but it rubbed me the wrong way.

This is normal in Baltimore too but I wouldn't consider it a southern city.

Actually we are from Massachusetts, and when we moved to the DC area, I was stricken not only by the number of black workers, but at the attitudes of these workers. It felt like they were defensive and there was truly a sense of a division based on race. In Massachusetts and the rest of New England, there is no sense of this at all. There is more feeling of equality. We moved here about 10 years ago, and I am used to it now, but when I go back to NE, I am reminded at how much more pleasant black folks are in the north. They just seem to be happier in general.

Speak for people of color often, do you? Or just here on this anonymous thread where your tone deaf and condescending views can’t really be called out?

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Anonymous wrote:We recently visite Wake Forest and Elon. Coming from the DC area, it was surprising to me that all of the food service workers, security staff, and construction workers were black and the students and administrative staff were white. I haven’t really spent time in the south before, so this may be normal there, but it rubbed me the wrong way.

This is normal in Baltimore too but I wouldn't consider it a southern city.

Actually we are from Massachusetts, and when we moved to the DC area, I was stricken not only by the number of black workers, but at the attitudes of these workers. It felt like they were defensive and there was truly a sense of a division based on race. In Massachusetts and the rest of New England, there is no sense of this at all. There is more feeling of equality. We moved here about 10 years ago, and I am used to it now, but when I go back to NE, I am reminded at how much more pleasant black folks are in the north. They just seem to be happier in general.

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Anonymous wrote:We recently visite Wake Forest and Elon. Coming from the DC area, it was surprising to me that all of the food service workers, security staff, and construction workers were black and the students and administrative staff were white. I haven’t really spent time in the south before, so this may be normal there, but it rubbed me the wrong way.

This is normal in Baltimore too but I wouldn't consider it a southern city.

Actually we are from Massachusetts, and when we moved to the DC area, I was stricken not only by the number of black workers, but at the attitudes of these workers. It felt like they were defensive and there was truly a sense of a division based on race. In Massachusetts and the rest of New England, there is no sense of this at all. There is more feeling of equality. We moved here about 10 years ago, and I am used to it now, but when I go back to NE, I am reminded at how much more pleasant black folks are in the north. They just seem to be happier in general.

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Anonymous wrote:We recently visite Wake Forest and Elon. Coming from the DC area, it was surprising to me that all of the food service workers, security staff, and construction workers were black and the students and administrative staff were white. I haven’t really spent time in the south before, so this may be normal there, but it rubbed me the wrong way.

This is normal in Baltimore too but I wouldn't consider it a southern city.

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Anonymous wrote:My DS will not go any further south than UVA. Most of his choices are northeast and midwest. But we're New Englanders at heart.

It's "farther," but that's OK.

Signed, a Southern school grad

That's ok. My kid will be much better educated than me. I didn't go to college lol. Hubby, however, did a few ivy leagues.

Hey troll, it’s “than I”, not “than me.” Think if it this way: complete the sentence by adding the word “am.” Would you say “better educated than me am?” or “better educated than I am”? It’s the latter, of course.

Like I said, my education is lacking, and I am not embarrassed about it. Married highly successful surgeon, ivy league educated. He obviously sees the good in me, even though my writing skills could use some improvement.

But to reiterate, DS loves schools in the north. He probably could apply to Duke and have a shot, but not interested.

Have a great day!

PS, and why do you feel the urge to pick on me? Weird.

You dismissed an entire section of the country as not good enough for you without bothering to say why. So yeah, they came after you. It isn’t your education that’s lacking. It’s your emotional intelligence.

And now you sound pathetic, deriving your value from what someone else thinks, because he’s a surgeon and ivy-educated. You somehow managed to act superior, elite-worshipping and pathetic. You’re good.

Well that is interesting because it seems to me the worth of people on this board is based on what schools they choose. I simply was pointing out that despite my lack of writing perfection, I married someone who had significantly more schooling.

I did not dismiss an entire section of the country -- my son did. Like I said, we are from New England, and he likes New England teams. He doesn't like southern culture. By the way, we lean right politically, so it has nothing to do with that. What I find fascinating is how personally people take the fact that my kid does not like southern schools. A little anger management might do you some good.

Nope, no anger. Just trying to help you understand why people reacted as they did because you seemed genuinely surprised. Wouldn’t have been any different if you’d said ‘my son wouldn’t go anywhere north of UVA’, so no need to knock the south. I’m sure you’re a nice person but you came off as dismissive. Also, to say he doesn’t like “southern schools” is absurd. They aren’t all alike. Rice is nothing like Florida which is nothing like Georgia Tech.

Nothing absurd about a 17 year old not liking something because of location. Why do you feel the need to keep reacting? Of course all these schools are different, but his list consists of schools north of UVA. Please reread my original post. There was no snark. Just a statement of the fact.

What location? HoustaGainesvalanta? He visited all of the south and then came to this conclusion?

He did not visit. He didn't even get to that point. He has a strong list of northern schools. Let it go.

Right. He didn’t visit because your son is prejudiced and you blithely posted about it. But you’ve no idea why people would have a problem. And sorry, the golly gee willickers I don’t write so good act doesn’t make it any better. Have a great day!

NP here and your back and forth with this person is tiresome. Take it somewhere else.

Cool comment. Thanks for contributing.

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Anonymous wrote:My DS will not go any further south than UVA. Most of his choices are northeast and midwest. But we're New Englanders at heart.

It's "farther," but that's OK.

Signed, a Southern school grad

That's ok. My kid will be much better educated than me. I didn't go to college lol. Hubby, however, did a few ivy leagues.

Hey troll, it’s “than I”, not “than me.” Think if it this way: complete the sentence by adding the word “am.” Would you say “better educated than me am?” or “better educated than I am”? It’s the latter, of course.

Like I said, my education is lacking, and I am not embarrassed about it. Married highly successful surgeon, ivy league educated. He obviously sees the good in me, even though my writing skills could use some improvement.

But to reiterate, DS loves schools in the north. He probably could apply to Duke and have a shot, but not interested.

Have a great day!

PS, and why do you feel the urge to pick on me? Weird.

You dismissed an entire section of the country as not good enough for you without bothering to say why. So yeah, they came after you. It isn’t your education that’s lacking. It’s your emotional intelligence.

And now you sound pathetic, deriving your value from what someone else thinks, because he’s a surgeon and ivy-educated. You somehow managed to act superior, elite-worshipping and pathetic. You’re good.

Well that is interesting because it seems to me the worth of people on this board is based on what schools they choose. I simply was pointing out that despite my lack of writing perfection, I married someone who had significantly more schooling.

I did not dismiss an entire section of the country -- my son did. Like I said, we are from New England, and he likes New England teams. He doesn't like southern culture. By the way, we lean right politically, so it has nothing to do with that. What I find fascinating is how personally people take the fact that my kid does not like southern schools. A little anger management might do you some good.

Nope, no anger. Just trying to help you understand why people reacted as they did because you seemed genuinely surprised. Wouldn’t have been any different if you’d said ‘my son wouldn’t go anywhere north of UVA’, so no need to knock the south. I’m sure you’re a nice person but you came off as dismissive. Also, to say he doesn’t like “southern schools” is absurd. They aren’t all alike. Rice is nothing like Florida which is nothing like Georgia Tech.

Nothing absurd about a 17 year old not liking something because of location. Why do you feel the need to keep reacting? Of course all these schools are different, but his list consists of schools north of UVA. Please reread my original post. There was no snark. Just a statement of the fact.

What location? HoustaGainesvalanta? He visited all of the south and then came to this conclusion?

He did not visit. He didn't even get to that point. He has a strong list of northern schools. Let it go.

Right. He didn’t visit because your son is prejudiced and you blithely posted about it. But you’ve no idea why people would have a problem. And sorry, the golly gee willickers I don’t write so good act doesn’t make it any better. Have a great day!

NP here and your back and forth with this person is tiresome. Take it somewhere else.