Posted by Dinah on July 23, 2004, at 21:18:26
In reply to Re: regional language » Dinah, posted by AuntieMel on July 23, 2004, at 21:13:57
I actually have a theory that a lot of misunderstandings have a cultural basis. I suspect some people think I'm hypocritical, and I wonder how much of that is a regional thing. I'm just Southern.
And I've had a couple of mental health professionals that I found unbelievably abrasive. Both happened to be from the Northeast, while my beloved therapist is even more Southern than I am, and tends to be even more indirect in his style of speaking.
I hate to generalize, because I don't think you can apply stereotypes to everyone in a region. But I do wonder if there aren't some cultural norms down here that can be misconstrued elsewhere.
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