Cultural appropriation

[eirias]

Pursuant to a conversation elsewhere, a poll!

NOTE! For the purpose of this poll, "foreigner" refers to someone who is foreign in several ways:

1. he has no familial claim to the culture (no relation by blood or marriage);
2. he does not and has not lived in the culture;
3. he has no deep knowledge or understanding of the culture, and/or does not speak the language.

Use the comments to clarify anything you like.

(Note: I submitted blank answers but that's only so I can easily see poll results without changing them; one should not infer from that that I think all the options are inappropriate.)

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[Poll #1267976]

Comments

an easter egg from the past

[eirias.livejournal.com]

Years have passed since you wrote this and I was rereading it just now. Every time I do this with a highly-commented post, it amazes me how wonderfully thoughtful my friends are and how lucky I am to know them.

But this stuck out from your comment:

Lon Gisland

This is also the name of an EP by a hipster band called Beirut. I think it is the only record of theirs we have. I had always heard it as Lahn Jisland in my head. Now I will hear it as Lawn Guyland.

Here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWSz_PAfgNc) is the first track from the EP. I think it is lovely Maybe you will like it!

Re: an easter egg from the past

[leora.livejournal.com]

Thanks *smiles* Yes, I suspect "Lawn Guyland" is roughly the pronunciation aimed for. It is how "Long Island" is generally pronounced by the locals. When I was recently in Boston, I had a layover at JFK on my way back. I managed to overhear a particularly heavy Long Island accent. I was mildly amused, but did immediately recognize it for what it was. Unsurprising, since I was back in the native habitat for such an accent. I think it's easier for me to hear it now that I've been away from it for so long.