What's Weingarten Writing?
In this week’s “humor” piece from WaPo’s resident Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Gene Weingarten, he pushes into some edgy, new territory. By edgy, new territory, I mean… He relies on jokes about people from the South who talk funny. Sure, he has a point. Southerners DO talk funny, but Gene was in North Carolina to cover a court case and his BIG takeaway is that people take longer to say things there than other places. Seems like a worthwhile trip, Gene.
The cultural examination seems to focus on the fact that Gene just doesn’t like sitting through the locals trying to get their point across.
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