Reference on Southern/Hospitality/Flight Attendants?

[Andrea Maeda]

Hello Ken:

I assume that your remark, "and other virtues all flight attendants should
have," was made tongue in cheek and/or that the preceding "perceived" was
meant to apply to both qualifiers of flight attendants.

For either a male or female flight attendant, I personally always feel more
at ease (i.e., safer!) on a plane when I'm addressed in a straightforward
(not rude) manner, no matter what accent/speech is used.

Good luck with your search.

Andrea Maeda




> From: Ken Nozaki Lacy <knl201 at NYU.EDU>
> Reply-To: List for the International Gender and Language Association
> <GALA-L at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG>
> Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 22:38:49 -0400
> To: GALA-L at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG
> Subject: Reference on Southern/Hospitality/Flight Attendants?
>
> Hi y'all
>
> Looking for references on the positive value associated with Southern speech,
> its perceived associations with hospitality and other virtues all flight
> attendants should have.  Remember reading some articles on this but can't find
> them anymore.  Help, please!
>
> Cheers
> -Ken