Mary, When I worked at UK Med. Center, I ran into the same kind of doctors. Their arrogance was something to behold, or not behold I should say. I was made fun of too. They laughed at the way I said cigar and guitar. Emphasis on the first syllable instead of the last. Pat -----Original Message----- From: Mbdiggin@aol.com <Mbdiggin@aol.com> To: KENTUCKY-LEGENDS-L@folklore.rootsweb.com <KENTUCKY-LEGENDS-L@folklore.rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, September 12, 1999 1:55 AM Subject: Re: [KENTUCKY-LEGENDS AND FOLKLORE] >I was born in WV and was called a hillbilly. Even when I went to KY which >was only 30 miles away, people laughed at the way I talked. Anyway, >northerners would alway say people from WV had one leg shorter than the other >from walking on the side of the hills. When I moved to Akron, OH from KY I >went to work in a hospital as a Surgical Secretary. There was a really hi >falutin Dr who thought he was better than anyone and he always made fun of >the way I talked. One day I gave him a message that he was to call his >office right now. He said, "Rat now, rat now, didn't they teach you how to >talk where you came from". I replied that I might not talk the way he >thought I should, but one thing I was taught that apparently he wasn't, that >it was not polite to put down other people. Needless to say I was not one of >his favorite people after that. >Mary > >