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Are jogging, fried chicken and coffee shops clear signals for specific parts of the population outside the US as well? I live in Berlin and would have trouble
by hussong 11y ago
Are jogging, fried chicken and coffee shops clear signals for specific parts of the population outside the US as well?
I live in Berlin and would have trouble correlating any of the above with distinct subsets of the population -- all kinds of people from natives to immigrants, young and old, rich and poor go jogging, eat fried chicken (or Döner) and have coffee.
- pc86 11y agoFried chicken is general is associated with African Americans, particularly of lower-middle or lower status. Coffee shops in general are associated with younger, upper-middle class white people. That's not to say there aren't areas where it doesn't hold true very often, but that's the general sentiment.
- weaksauce 11y agoIs that group still called "African Americans" when they are born and raised in England?
- desas 11y agoSorry, I meant British African Americans
- Cakez0r 11y agoIs this genuinely something that someone would say in America, or are you just making a tongue-in-cheek remark?
- ascorbic 11y agoI'd imagine it's a reference to a (possibly apocryphal) interview with Kris Akabusi. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2bf9fw/black_people_of_the_uk_what_are_your_views_on/cj4vf5t https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2bf9fw/black_peo...
- Cakez0r 11y agoAh, thanks! I didn't realise that was a thing...
- pc86 11y agoI misinterpreted hussong's comment, I thought they were asking about the US specifically. My bad! As desas said, I meant British African Americans ;)
- ascorbic 11y agoFried chicken doesn't have racial connotations in the UK, just class ones.