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swhatamusesme—infifteenyearsorfourteenyears—thatthestratificationisexactlythesameasitwaswhenIfirstcame.It'
sextraordinarythatitpervadeseverything.
Anna:
Whatisclassdistinction?
BecauseIdon'
tknowwhetherit'
swhatjobtheydoor...
It'
speople'
saccents.InPygmalion,youknow,itgoesbackto,assoonasyouopenyourmouthinEnglandyou'
reimmediatelyyouknowplaced.
Doyoumeanthattherearen'
tdifferentaccentsinAmerica?
Not—ofcoursetherearedifferentaccents—butthey'
renotas—they'
renotnearlyasclearlydefined.
ButImean,don'
t—doesn'
tacertainstrataofAmericansocietyuseperhapsmoreslangthananotherone?
Morecorrect?
NotthewaytheydoinEngland.InEnglandtheyseemtoreallysticktogether.ImeanIwenttheotherweekforthefirsttimeinmylifetoapoint-to-pointandIcouldn'
tbelievewhatIfound.ThereIwasinthemiddleofLincolnshireandwewentthroughmuddyfieldsandsuddenlywecameuponthisparkinglotwithninethousandRangeRoversinitandeveryonegoing'
Oh,hellodarling.Howareyou?
'
youknowanditwashilariousImeanandtheywereallyouknowthismeetingoftheclanandthatcertainlydoesn'
thappeninAmericaandallthosepeoplespokethesameway.
Barrie:
Butthat—yes,IliveinthemiddleofthecountryinthesouthandImustsaywhenImovedthereInoticed—ImeanofcourseI'
dbeenawareofclassbeforethatbutIhadnoideathatthelinesbetweenthemweresorigid.Ilivedonanestateofaverybigandsuccessfulfarmuntilrecently,andsothefarmofcoursewasrunbythelandedgentrywhoallwenthuntingandtopoint-to-pointandalltherestofit.Ilivednextdoortothegroomwhowas—whodespisedthembecausetheydidallthisandhehadtojustgetthehorsesready,umbutatthesametimehewasterriblyfondofthemandtheyofhimandtherewasallthissortofpaternalisticattitudetothecountryworkersthatstillgoeson.IwasstaggeredandnobodyknewwheretoputmebecauseIwaslivinginatiedcottagethatwastiedtothefarm,umbutbecauseIdidn'
tworkwithanyofthemtheywerealluneasywithme.Mostpeculiar.
ButIthinkyouraiseaverygoodpointthereBarriebecauseyou'
reinfacttalkingaboutyourselfnotfittingintoeitherofthesetwoextremesandI'
dliketoaskHarryagainhowmanyclasseshecanseeveryclearlydefined.
InEngland?
InEngland,yes.
Well,Iguess,threeoffthetopofmyhead.Imeannotcountingimmigrantsandforeigners.Yes,Imeanthere'
sthemiddleclassisthemostsnobbishofallitseemstome.Youknow,they'
rethemostawareofthewholesystemreallybecausethey'
reupwardlymobileusuallyyouknowtheyhopetobe,andthey'
retheones—ImeantheupperclassarewhatIfindextraordinary—theyseemtobetotallyuninhibitedforthemostpart.Ithinkit'
sextraordinary.ImeanI'
mnotpassinganymoraljudgementsonthembutitstillexists...
John:
Becausethey'
vegottheconfidence...
...andthemoney...
...confidenceandthemoney...
Wellno,Idon'
tthinkmoney'
smuchtodowithitactually.
Howcanyouchangeit?
Imeanhowwouldyouchangeit?
I'
mnotsayingitshouldbechanged...
No,no,no,no.Idon'
t—Imeanpeopledosaythatitshouldbechanged.PoliticianssaythatweshouldhavetotalequalitywhichIdon'
tbelieveyoucaneverhaveinanything.
Wellthereshouldbeequalityofopportunity.Imeanatleastit'
saniceidealtohave,isn'
tit?
Task1:
Autobiography:
SeminoleGirl(I)
PublicschoolwashardcomparedtowhatI'
dhadbefore,dayschoolonthereservationandayearatSequoyahGovernmentSchool.Ialmostflunkedeighthgradeatthepublicschool,anditwasamiraclethatIpassed.Ijustdidn'
tknowalotofthings,mathematicsandstuff.Isurviveditsomehow.Idon'
tknowhow,butIdid.ThemanwhowasheadofthedepartmentofeducationattheAgencywastheonlypersonoutsideofmyfamilywhohelpedmeandencouragedmetogetaneducation.HeunderstoodandreallyhelpedmewithmanythingsIdidn'
tknowabout.ForalongtimethewhitepublicschoolfortheBigCypressareawouldnotletIndianchildrenattend.AboyandIwerethefirstBigCypressIndianstograduatefromthatschool.Heisnowinthearmedforces.
AfterIgraduatedfromhighschool,Iwenttobusinesscollege,becauseinhighschoolIdidn'
ttakecoursesthatwouldpreparemefortheuniversity.Irealizedthattherewasnothingformetodo.Ihadnotraining.AllIcoulddowasgobacktothereservation.IthoughtmaybeI'
dgotoHaskellInstitute,butmymotherwasinaTBhospital,andIdidn'
twanttogotoofaraway.Ididwanttogoontoschoolandfindsomejobandwork.Sothedirectorofeducation,attheAgencysaid,maybehecouldworksomethingoutformesoIcouldgotoschooldownhere.
IthoughtbookkeepingwouldbegoodbecauseIhadhadthatinhighschoolandlovedit.SoIenrolledinthebusinesscollege,butmyEnglishwassobadthatIhadanawfultime.IhadtotakethreeextramonthsofEnglishcourses.Butthathelpedme.
IneverdidunderstandwhymyEnglishwassobad—whetheritwasmyfaultortheEnglishIhadinhighschool.IthoughtIgotbyinhighschool;
theynevertoldmethatmyEnglishwassoinferior,butitwasnotgoodenoughforcollege.Itwasterriblehavingtoattendspecialclasses.
Atcollegethehardestthingwasnotlonelinessbutschoolworkitself.IhadaroommatefromBrighton,oneofthethreereservations,soIhadsomeonetotalkto.Thelandladywasawfullysuspiciousatfirst.WewereIndians,youknow.Shewouldgothroughourapartment;
andifwehadn'
tdonethedishes,shewashedthem.Wedidn'
tlikethat.Butthenshelearnedtotrustus.
Collegewassofastforme.Everyoneknewsomuchmore.ItwasasthoughIhadneverbeentoschoolbefore.AssoonasIgothome,Istartedstudying.Ireadassignmentsbothbeforeandafterthelectures.IreadthembeforesoIcouldunderstandwhattheprofessorwassaying,andIreadthemagainafterwardsbecausehetalkedsofast.IwasneversureIunderstood.
Incollegetheydresseddifferentlyfromhighschool,andIdidn'
tknowanythingaboutthat.Ilearnedhowtodress.Forthefirstsixweeks,though,Ineverwentanywhere.Istayedhomeandstudied.Itwashard—realhard.(Icanimaginewhatarealuniversitywouldbelike.)Anditwassodifferent.Ifyoudidn'
tturninyourwork,thatwasjustyourtoughluck.Noonekeptatmethewaytheydidinhighschool.Theydidn'
tsay,"
OK,I'
llgiveyouanotherweek."
GraduallyIstartedmakingfriends.IguesssomeofthemthoughtIwasdifferent.OneboyaskedmewhatpartofIndiaIwasfrom.Hedidn'
tevenknowtherewereIndiansinFlorida.Isaid,"
I'
manAmerican."
Thingslikethatarekindofhard.Icouldn'
tseemyfamilyoften,butinawaythatwashelpfulbecauseIhadtolearntoadjusttomynewenvironment.Nobodycouldhelpmebutmyself.
Task2:
SeminoleGirl(II)
Well,Igraduatedandwentdowntothebank.ThepresidentofthebankhadcalledtheagencyandsaidhewouldliketoemployaqualifiedIndiangirl.SoIwentdownthere,andtheygavemeatest,andIwasinterviewed.AndthentheytoldmetocomeinthefollowingMonday.That'
showIwenttowork.IfinishedcollegeMay29,andIwenttoworkJune1.Iworkedthereforthreeyears.
Inthefallof1966,myfatherandthepresidentoftheTribalBoardaskedmetocomebacktoBigCypresstomanageaneweconomicenterprisethere.Itseemedlikeadreamcometrue,becauseIcouldnotgobacktoliveatBigCypresswithoutajobthere.
Butitwasnotaneasydecision.Ilikedmybankwork.YoumightsayIhadfalleninlovewithbanking.ButallmylifeIhadwantedtodosomethingtohelpmypeople,andIcoulddothatonlybyleavingmybankjobinMiami.BeingthepersonIam,Ihadtogoback.IwouldhavefeltguiltyifIhadachancetohelpandIdidn'
t.
ButItoldmydaddythatIcouldn'
tgivehimananswerrightaway,andIknewhewasupsetbecausehehadexpectedmetojumpatthechancetocomeback.Hedidunderstand,though,thatIhadtothinkaboutit.HeknewwhenIwenttoliveoffthereservationthatIhadhadaprettyhardtime,gettingusedtoajob,gettingusedtopeople.HeknewIhadaccomplishedalot,anditwasn'
teasyformetogiveitup.Butthat'
showIfelt.Ihadtothink.AtonetimeitseemedtomethatIcouldnevergobacktoreservationlife.
Butthenreally,throughitall,Ialwayswishedtherewassomething,eventhesmallestthing,thatIcoulddoformypeople.MaybeI'
mhelpingnow.ButIcanseethatImaygettiredofitinayear,orevenless.ButrightnowI'
mgladtohelpbuildupthestore.Ifitdidn'
tworkout,ifthestorefailed,andIthoughtIhadn'
teventried,Iwouldreallyfeelbad.
ThebasicthingaboutmyfeelingisthatmybrothersandsistersandniecesandnephewscanbuildlateroninthefutureonlythroughthefoundationtheirparentsandIbuild.MaybeIndianparentsdon'
talwaysshowtheiraffection;
buttheyhavetaughtusthat,eventhoughwehaveaproblem,wearestillsupposedtohelponeanother.AndthatiswhatIamtryingtodo.Evenwhenwewerekids,ifwehadsomethingandotherkidsdidn'
t,wemustsharewhatwehad...
Bytheageofnine,girlswereexpec