I can speak eloquently and make use of my education, but when I relax I fall into slang and intensely improper grammar. This confuses a lot of people. I have a master’s degree but I grew up in the ghetto with fleas and cockroaches in my bedding and rats screeching in the walls.
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I get a lot of “You don’t seem like other educated people,” and I’m probably not. I lived with junkies trying to kick in our door to rape and rob our family until I could scare them off with death threats. I’ve had to fight for my life against people trying to kill me.
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Most educated people have never been so hungry they couldn’t sleep, or been kept awake by gunshots and screaming outside. Most have never had to drop to the floor inside their own home in response to attacks.
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By the other token, my weird mix of slang and poor grammar throws people off when I do relax. It seems like an act. “Who’s this educate asshole trying to fool?”
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I value that trait enormously. It’s easier to feel relaxed around salt-of-the-earth kinds of people because you know where you stand and how to fix it.
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