Posted on 12/31/2017 5:29:36 PM PST by GoldenState_Rose
Much has been made of Markle’s native country, her race and her divorce – but her ‘confidence and social ease’ prove she is above all a Californian.
She seems to be an appropriate ambassador for things that Californians hold dear,” said William Deverell, a historian of the American west at the University of Southern California. “Her poise and confidence and social ease; it’s not perfect out here but we have a more equitable view of life.”
British viewers of her televised interview with Prince Harry marvelled at how she appeared so informal and relaxed, so un-Windsor, while viewers in Los Angeles took it for granted.
“LA kids like that are not fazed by fame,” said Colleen Dunn Bates, author of the book Talk Like a Californian. “They’re not star-struck. She grew up not being impressed by celebrities so she’s not intimidated. She can see him as a person and not a celebrity.”
The cliche of southern Californians being relaxed had truth, said Dunn Bates, whose own daughters attend Markle’s old high school, the all-girl Immaculate Heart in Los Feliz, near Hollywood. “We’re an informal people. We have our own language and dress casually.”
But Californians also work hard, not least those in the entertainment industry. “She saw her dad busting his butt,” said Dunn Bates, referring to Thomas Markle, a TV lighting director. “The path she chose – actress – is very hard. You have to be very disciplined about it.”
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Vomit worthy.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I give it less than 5 years.
HORSEPUCKY!!
The British royals can do a lot better than an American ex-pat liberal mulatto.
She’s homely. And dumpy. And a lefty.
“But Californians also work hard, not least those in the entertainment industry. “She saw her dad busting his butt,” said “
Uh,huh-———unlike the other 49 states where no one works hard./s
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If they actually get married, 5 is a stretch
She’s my cousin.
At most.
Skank. Trash.
The Queen will kick her butt if she gets out of hand
She's already not "fitting in" and the more public bloopers she makes, the more the Brits can't stand her.
And Harry is an utter moron to be henpecked already!
If true, you shouldn't broadcast it.
...and we don’t want her back.
Tell the Brits to keep her over there with the other refugees.
Which makes here a modern day Wallis Simpson!
The exact same thing can be said of Wallis Simpson, it parallels even taking into account the difference in the eras. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. The good news at least for the UK is the stakes are at least much lower.
SPOT ON!
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