The Off Topic Topic

[derspiess]

Interesting that Louisiana still has a French thing going to the extent it still is more widely spoken than Spanish.

I get the impression that a lot of folks down there pretend to speak it more than actually speak it.

[Caliga]

Surprising to see a lot of German still lingering

Amish/Mennonites

Yeah, but I don't think Pennsylvania Dutch should be considered 'German'.  Cultural rapists! 

[Valmy]

Yeah, but I don't think Pennsylvania Dutch should be considered 'German'.  Cultural rapists! 

Well they sure as heck aren't Dutch.

[Caliga]

Well they sure as heck aren't Dutch.

I'm talking about their language, not their culture/ethnicity.  The cultural rapists thing was a joke but the first part wasn't.

[Valmy]

Interesting that Louisiana still has a French thing going to the extent it still is more widely spoken than Spanish.

I get the impression that a lot of folks down there pretend to speak it more than actually speak it.

What gave you that impression?



That's French for go!

[Valmy]

Well they sure as heck aren't Dutch.

I'm talking about their language, not their culture/ethnicity.  The cultural rapists thing was a joke but the first part wasn't.

It always amazes me how so many people assume the Pennsylvania Dutch have anything to do with the Netherlands.  Granted the name is pretty misleading.

[Grey Fox]

Interesting that Louisiana still has a French thing going to the extent it still is more widely spoken than Spanish.

I get the impression that a lot of folks down there pretend to speak it more than actually speak it.

What gave you that impression?



That's French for go!

Cajun's.

[Ideologue]

It's not a crime to be unemployed.

Gaps in employment history do raise red flags with some employers.

Yep.  It's why I haven't taken my JD off my resume--I have no idea what to say I did for three years.

[Valmy]

Tell them you were fighting in the Syrian Civil War.

[Caliga]

It always amazes me how so many people assume the Pennsylvania Dutch have anything to do with the Netherlands.  Granted the name is pretty misleading.

Imagine being me as a kind and finding out I had both Dutch AND Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry.

[Ideologue]

Tell them you were fighting in the Syrian Civil War.

I could tell my next potential employer I spent half a year in Camp X-Ray.

[Caliga]

Just tell them what almost every black dude I interviewed back in the day when I was a recruiter told me about their employment gaps:

1.  "I was working as a record producer at that time"
2.  "I had some bidness in Atlanta I had to take care of"

[Ideologue]

"I can't really talk about it by law.  But I've fallen out of practice with my Arabic."

"Yeah, but my dad finally passed in 2011.  In some ways, it was a relief."

"You can make a lot of money in NYC city when you're a young man and weigh 150 pounds."

[Valmy]

What exactly is a gap in work history supposed to red flag?  Suspicion you might be a housewife?

[Savonarola]

"You can make a lot of money in NYC city when you're a young man and weigh 150 pounds."

Everybody's talking at me...