Melissa B.
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Originally from Philly, but I know how to pronounce "water". Now I live between Los Angeles and Texas like a true Californian.
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Parochial Etiquette
The Pride of South Philadelphia stands as two brick buildings separated by three blocks. These buildings have stale underground cafeterias, bumpy parking lots, and fallout shelters. They are staffed by a mixture of both nuns and women who have existed within the same two mile radius for their entire lives. Built prior to optimized insulation and central cooling, the buildings lead you toward frostbite in the winter and heatstroke in the summer. (Minus the main offices, where supervisors allow themselves modern efficiencies.) Children are required to wear navy and white, remain quiet and still, and recite phrases that feel like incantations four times a day.
By Melissa B.4 years ago in Education
