It’s not just likelihood to participate in white collar work, at least IME having a stronger accent correlates with all sorts of behavior which makes you less a

It’s not just likelihood to participate in white collar work, at least IME having a stronger accent correlates with all sorts of behavior which makes you less able to navigate a typical US corporate environment. I’m thinking things like growing up in a family with no white collar workers (and thus not being exposed to the distinct social etiquette of the white collar workforce), having strong political and religious views that are at odds with the white collar norm, how you prioritize work vs family. And certainly education - you may get a degree but typically standards at <southern flagship university where people come from a typically more educated background> are different from <regional southern university>. Class distinctions in the South run deep