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Message: [QUOTE="pinotbear, post: 2413628, member: 258"] With the caveat that I have not heard the interview, just read it - so, I don't have access to voice inflection, tone, etc., - I'd be a bit slower to assume condescension. I base this on a couple of things. First, and most importantly, it IS a very different America. Although born in CT, and having lived in southern New England for roughly 40 of my 60 years, the other 20 years have been spent in Virginia, New Mexico (current), and, mostly, KY. I could write pages on the differences between the northeast corridor and KY, and I'm learning the vast differences between the southwest and the eastern 1/3 or so of the country. With modern travel and communication, those differences are shrinking - but, they are still there. Second, even bright people can be remarkably obtuse about this - their life, their environment is "normal" and they assume that's the way it is. I worked for over 11 years at an expensive, good quality New England liberal arts college. Full of bright kids, educated staff, international programs - all that stuff. Yet, you could stump people with pretty basic questions about US geography and demographics. I think it's good to remind folks, even in urbane CT, that "our" way isn't necessarily the best way, the only way, or even desirable. Last, I think Geno is more widely-traveled and culturally broadened than most of us. He had to adjust, completely, as a boy. He's traveled the world coaching - and, recruiting. He has had to coach kids with widely disparate backgrounds. So, I think he's way beyond condescending something like small-town mid-America - I think he's taking the opportunity to remind the rest of us to open our minds a bit. [/QUOTE]

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