tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post4806734804217879870..comments2024-03-27T10:29:06.518-04:00Comments on A Natural Scientist: UncomfortableJenny F. Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-43646827386687272772012-02-12T14:52:52.899-05:002012-02-12T14:52:52.899-05:00I am a northerner who lived in the south for sever...I am a northerner who lived in the south for several years, and this astound me: nobody in my northern world would have ever asked the sorts of questions I routinely got in Appalachia:<br />- Where did I go to church? <br />- Did I have kids? Why not? <br />- How much did I pay for that item? <br />- Were those real diamonds? <br />Maybe people were just nosier in my neighborhood, but I honestly assumed I had to move north to get people to stop minding my business.redzilshttp://redzils.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-50966541527459241962012-02-07T14:18:51.853-05:002012-02-07T14:18:51.853-05:00Same thing for Ashkenazim of Eastern European desc...Same thing for Ashkenazim of Eastern European descent. The Yekke in me cringes at random displays of emotion and intrusive questions.Yaelnoreply@blogger.com