Putting french fries and coleslaw on artisanal toast at Pacific Standard magazine.
Theme: Bowling with strangers.
Subject Article: "Oral History: CMU linguistics professor charts the city's history through its language."
Other Links: 1. "Guerrilla Geographies of Artisanal Toast."
2. "Urban Islands of Poverty and Bowling With Strangers."
3. "bowling with strangers: emerging patterns of desegregation foretell a vibrant economy."
4. "The Stranger."
5. "A Toast Story."
6. "Putnam explains NYT article: Port Clinton an example of a national wealth gap, he says."
Postscript: Pittsburghese, a product of decades of parochial attitudes built by an absence of in-migration, helps newcomers connect with locals. Conversely, Pittsburghers cling to their Rust Belt roots by wrapping Yinzers in nostalgia. It's an affluent NOVA gang sign. The Yinzerati run the world.
I'm just glad that I now know of Pittsburgh Dad, so thank you for sharing. Watching that episode was like getting a hug from the city.
ReplyDeleteWhatever Pittsburgh accent I might have had, I lost pretty quick after going to San Diego. When I go home, I'll start to imitate my friends, unintentionally, but I do feel it gets a little patronizing. I can't help it: I think there's something within me that just wants to copy the speech.