So I'm in DC for a short time and I have a whole new appreciation for it (big surprise here). It's really a beautiful city and I think I took its beauty for granted when I lived here a year ago. Sure, the people have dumpy clothes and it's full of all of the ex-class presidents/student council presidents, but I can deal with it here.
I was reading an article that asked readers to rate whether they believed "DC sucked more or less than Boston". The whole premise is laughable and ridiculous but entertaining nevertheless.
I'm enjoying my break away from Memphis and getting more work done here. All I can say is this, 99% of women who live in DC, NY and even the west coast would not survive one month in Memphis. Yes. One month.Take my boyfriend's cousin (who is a woman). She routinely tells off bouncers, her boyfriend, and anyone else along the way...but is beautiful and gets away with it.
Despite my negatively spouted freely on this blog, I am actually able to contain my dark cloud when I'm around others. However, I learned that unless you are saccharine sweet to men in Memphis, you will be treated as an "uppity woman". And, apparently, there is no greater sin in the South than to be perceived as an "uppity woman." Just ask Hillary.
Wrong: Go into an auto body shop and ask "insolent" questions like, "When will my car be ready?"
Right: coyly curl a lock of hair, flutter eyelashes, show leg and ask so demurely, "Heyyyyyyy honey.........Ah've been waitin' for you.....and my car.......Now when are you going to be a big boy and get my car revved up?"
You had told me that it would be done in 15 minutes on the phone 5 minutes ago."
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Did you actually do this? And it "worked" in the sense that you got your car?
No, I didn't use that strategy. And I didn't get my car at the time which the mechanic had agreed to! I was completely confused as to why the mechanic had changed his tune 180 degrees.....and was so rude. I told my boyfriend who ended up dealing with the mechanic from that point on....Ironically, the mechanic later apologized to my boyfriend saying that he realized he was not polite to me!!
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