IDK maybe I'm crazy and I've let stereotypes build up from living in small town Iowa. In retrospect this sounds like a lot of rambling slim gonna stop now before I'm buried too deep. Lo! Originally Posted by Cubsfan81
It's good you stopped. I've never encountered guys in Iowa worrying about that before (that i'll speak in slang when they meet me). I've been to Des Moines and a few other IA cities quite a few times (last visit has been a while tho). You said "I've had too many experiences in my life where that is the case (ebonics/slang)" but were many experiences of that within the hobby or...?
Sadly i've had quite a few gents in MUCH larger cities/metro areas surprised I speak "so properly" and/or without an accent (i'm of Caribbean descent but I was born here in the U.S. and i'm 3rd generation on my father's side actually). Which is odd to me because I think I write fairly well and don't go out of my way to write in slang. I would think if a gent actually paid attention to how I write my ads, wrote up my website or how I "speak" through my many posts online he would know he's NOT going to suddenly get Sheneneh in person.