The backstory: We were driving through a fairly empty parking lot on Friday afternoon when I pulled a classic Nebraska move and just shot across the rows, ignoring every traffic law on the books. JT, ever the law-abiding child, was horrified.
JT: What are you doing?
Mama: Driving Nebraska-style.
JT: We're not in Nebraska and this is illegal.
Mama: We're not in Nebraska? How can you be so sure?
JT: If we were in Nebraska, everybody would be white.
I fell out laughing. When people have asked for a New Jersey-Nebraska comparison, I have often noted that the lack of ethnic diversity in Nebraska was always unsettling. Apparently the "little pitchers have big ears" parable of children still holds true.
1 comment:
HAHAHA!! Come to my 'hood in Lincoln. We're a really diverse group here in Air Park. Sometimes I feel a little odd being white when at the neighborhood grocery store. :-)
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