Vault: The Questions You Always Wanted To Ask Other Ethnicities

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Episode: Vault: The Questions You Always Wanted To Ask Other Ethnicities

Date: March 25, 2026

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Episode Overview

This engaging and candid episode of The Bert Show takes on the often awkward but enlightening topic: the questions people want to ask about other ethnicities but rarely feel comfortable voicing. The cast—Bert, Kristin, Abby, Cassie, Tommy, and guests—aim to foster honest dialogue and mutual understanding by inviting real, sometimes "ignorant," but well-intentioned questions about race and cultural habits. Listeners call in with their queries, the hosts share their own observations and experiences, and the mood is kept light and open, encouraging education over judgment.

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Major Discussion Points & Insights

1. Setting the Tone: Safety in Asking Awkward Questions

• Bert opens with the belief that having friends from other backgrounds is essential because it gives you permission to ask "ignorant" questions in the spirit of learning rather than judgment.

  “You have to have a friend from another race that is tolerant of your ignorant questions… As the friend, you gotta go, ‘Okay, I’m just educating today…sure should be able to ask anything.’” — Bert (01:03)

2. Why Do White People Hike? (01:21)

• Question arises about outdoor recreation patterns: “Why do white people hike?”
• Bert and the cast agree it’s about enjoying nature’s beauty, but a specific “why” is hard to pin down.

  “Like, I don’t really know, but we do. I just like being in the mountains.” — Bert (01:34)

3. Sandals, Flip-Flops, and Bare Feet Across All Seasons (02:53)

• Caller Q (a black listener) is baffled by seeing white people in sandals and flip flops year-round, even in freezing weather.
• Hosts chalk it up to comfort and laziness.

  “It’s lazy. It’s easy. It provides coolness under the warmth of your clothes.” — Bert (03:35)

• Q adds, “Black people, I guess we like to wear socks with our flip flops.” (03:42)

4. Black People and Swimming/Ocean Activities (04:33)

• Yancy, a black guest, distinguishes between black Americans and islanders:

  “Being black from the island, I love the ocean…But black Americans, for some odd reason, they get close to the water and they’re like, what do I do now?” — Yancy (04:37)

• Dolvett later discusses generational and contextual reasons, including the legacy of slavery, lack of swimming lessons, and practical need.

  “If you grow up in inner city Atlanta, you don’t need to learn how to swim…If you grow up on an island, you’re swimming to get food.” — Yancy (10:49)

5. Why Do White People Hug Their Coffee Mugs? (05:54)

• Father Ricardo Bailey notes white people cup their mugs with two hands “like in a Maxwell House commercial.”
• The cast jokes, but Kristen notes it’s to warm cold hands, while Bert finds it deeply comforting:

  “There’s so much comfort in that coffee…when you have both hands around it…it’s like when you kiss somebody.” — Bert (06:30)

6. Parking Habits: Backing Into Spots (07:18)

• A listener wonders, “Why do black people always back into parking spots?”
• Yancy attributes it to missing the spot initially, multitasking, or simply convenience.

  “We’re jamming out to our music…we missed the spot…just back in.” — Yancy (07:33)

7. Do Black People Not Like Dogs? (07:55)

• Caller asks if black people are culturally less likely to have dogs, or are more afraid of dogs.
• Dolvett is blunt:

  “That is the stupidest, most absurd thing I’ve ever heard in my life. It’s not true.” — Dolvett (08:30)

• Hosts clarify: pet-keeping norms differ, with white people often treating dogs more like family (e.g., allowing them in beds), while many black families keep dogs outside or in crates.

  “White people and black people have different attitudes when it comes to dogs.” — Bert (09:36)

8. Why Do Black Men Wear Pantyhose on Their Heads? (11:19)

• A caller asks about the practice of wearing stocking caps/“pantyhose.”
• Yancy explains:

  “It protects the hair…you have a lot of guys who have the wave figure in their hair…so they keep the pantyhose to protect the hair.” — Yancy (11:34)

9. Extreme Sports and “Running to Danger” (12:31, 21:23)

• Yancy flips the script, asking: “Why do white people in extreme sports always take things to the limit?”
• The hosts trade jokes about “Jeff Wish” and stunts being “invented by a white guy.”
• Sean, a caller, connects this to storm-chasing and running toward natural disasters:

  “Why white people, like, run to danger? Like if it's a tornado…y’all will film.” — Sean (21:23)

10. Bare Hands at Food Trays (13:24)

• Felicia asks: “Why do white people put their hands in food that someone else is going to eat?”
• The cast laughs, and theories range from a competitive urge to want the “best piece” to disregard for utensils.

11. Repetition in Black Speech Patterns (16:33)

• Kristen notices black women (especially in comedy) often repeat phrases for emphasis.
• Yancy confirms it's about passion and ensuring the message is heard:

  “It’s a passion thing…You’re making sure you’re heard.” — Yancy (17:28)

12. Social Introductions—Occupation vs. Personality (17:37)

• Christy wonders: “Why do white people immediately ask ‘What do you do?’ when meeting someone?”
• Black guests stress this isn’t common in their culture; it’s more about personality and rapport first.

  “We don’t…We get to know the person. Then it comes up.” — Christy (18:05)

• The cast jokes about white people giving full names and resumes in introductions.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Ignorant Questions:

  “You’re not judging. You’re just educating. That’s all. Sure should be able to ask anything.” — Bert (01:06)

• On Coffee Cupping:

  “There’s so much comfort in that coffee…It’s like when you kiss somebody. See, I’m passionate about it. I’m gonna take your face in both of my hands, and I’m gonna bring you in. That’s how it is with coffee also.” — Bert (06:30)

• On Swimming and Slavery:

  “I taught myself how to swim. So, you know, we come over in a boat. I ain’t trying to mess with that water stuff. Forget that.” — Dolvett (10:08)

• On Dogs as Family:

  “Would it be safe to say that white people look at their dogs as more family members than black people do?” — Bert, with multiple callers affirming, “Yes. Yes.” (14:45)

• On Social Introductions:

  “White people, you say your entire name and your occupation, what you do, where you’re from…It’s like a whole paragraph. I don’t need all that.” — Dolvett (19:45)

• On Running Toward Danger:

  “Why white people…run to danger? Like if it’s a tornado or something, like y’all will film. Black people, they’ll—” — Sean (21:23)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

| Timestamp | Segment & Highlights | |-----------|-----------------------| | 01:03 | Introduction: Why ask awkward racial questions? | | 01:21 | Why do white people hike? | | 02:53 | Flip-flops & sandals year-round | | 04:33 | Black Americans vs. islanders and fear of water | | 05:54 | Why do white people hug their coffee mugs? | | 07:18 | Why do black people back into parking spots? | | 07:55 | Black people and attitudes towards dogs | | 11:19 | Why do black men wear pantyhose/stocking caps on their heads? | | 12:31 | Why are white people drawn to extreme sports? | | 13:24 | White people and using hands at food trays | | 16:33 | Why do black women repeat themselves? | | 17:37 | The difference in social introductions (“What do you do?”) | | 21:23 | Running toward danger (storm-chasing, tornadoes) |

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Episode Takeaways

• The show successfully demonstrated the value of honest, sometimes humorous, cross-cultural dialogue.
• Many cultural quirks, stereotypes, and traditions are rooted in habit, environment, generational experience, or simply preference.
• The tone is friendly, self-aware, and gently self-deprecating, especially among the white hosts.
• Guests and callers provide real examples, debunking myths and affirming differences, all with the shared goal of better understanding and less awkwardness about race and ethnicity in everyday life.

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This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in race, cultural exchange, and the kinds of questions that can seem awkward but ultimately build bridges when addressed openly and honestly.

Transcript

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Hey, the bird show.

[C]

There is a question that you've always wanted to ask somebody from another race. You just felt too awkward to ask it. Race man in this town especially, is so tight. I am a big believer that you have to have a friend from another race that is tolerant of your ignorant questions. And when you're asked those ignorant questions, I think as the friend, you gotta go. Okay, I'm just educating today. You're not judging. You're just educating. That's all. Sure should be able to ask anything. Dolvett has asked me before. Why do white people hike?

[D]

Really?

[C]

Yeah. Like, I don't really know, but we do. I just like being in the mountains. It's like, black people don't hike. Why do white people hike?

[D]

But is it also.

[E]

That's a funny question. It's funny.

[D]

Do black people not love the ocean? Like, black people not go to the beach?

[C]

I think this gets into like a swimming thing.

[D]

Black people don't like to swim.

[C]

I think I'm white. So I. If I. If I start to answer. Yeah, but that would be a good question for you to.

[D]

But if we have a black listener call up. Because I don't know that I've ever paid attention to that. But somebody once said that to me, like, that black people don't. I heard it was the ocean and I never even thought about it. But be along the same lines as hiking.

[C]

Then ask. 404-741-Q100 and whenever we touch upon race on this show, Jeff was Just asking, how long do you think it's going to be before we get our first you guys are racist calls? And I don't understand how any of this could be considered racist.

[E]

It's just asking questions, not sharing information and getting answers.

[D]

Racism is thinking that one group of people, that your group of people is superior to other groups of people based on heritage. This has nothing to do with that. This is simply. Why don't black folk get in the water?

[C]

That's a question for white people. Good morning, Q. You are on Q100.

[F]

Hey, how are you guys doing today?

[C]

Okay. How are you?

[F]

I'm excellent. Excellent. I love you guys. My question is, why do I see white people wearing sandals, Sandals and flip flops in winter, summer, spring, fall, it can be 10 degrees outside and I see white people with sandals and flip flops. I'm just like, wow.

[E]

Now, do you say the same thing?

[D]

Hey, Bert, why don't you take this one?

[E]

I have to clarify. White people or white men?

[F]

Just white people in general.

[H]

I think I've seen white girls do it, too.

[E]

Really? I do it.

[H]

I was there last night at that softball game, freezing, and I had my rainbow sandals.

[C]

I've got my flip flops on this morning also.

[F]

I just cannot do it.

[C]

For me, it's just. It's a. It's easy. It's a comfort issue.

[E]

Lazy is what it is.

[C]

It's lazy. It's easy. It provides coolness under the warmth of your clothes. I don't know. I just.

[F]

Well, see, I'm black, and I and black people, I guess we like to wear socks with our flip flops and I don't know, I just can't do it.

[E]

I like socks. Can you do it?

[D]

Being a black man, can you shed any light on the thing that I've heard that black people don't like the ocean and the expansion on that. The bird says black people don't care to swim.

[F]

I cannot because, I mean, I love the ocean. I swim. I like to swim. So I can't touch on that at all.

[D]

Right.

[C]

You're allowed to ask the ignorant questions here. That's what this is for. Thank you, Q.

[F]

No problem. Have a great day.

[C]

I don't think we answered that well enough, though.

[H]

Do we have an answer for that?

[B]

I don't know.

[E]

I just don't like the confinement of shoes or socks. Nancy has an answer. I think that's. Come here.

[C]

How can Yancy have an answer? He's not.

[D]

No, we're talking about the sandal flip flop one.

[C]

Oh, okay. Are you answering the ocean?

[I]

I have an answer for the ocean.

[D]

Absolutely.

[C]

Yancy is black.

[I]

For those of you who didn't know.

[C]

No.

[I]

The reason that I can think of is it's not black people in general. It's just black Americans. And I think a lot of it probably has to do with the slavery trade. Because, I mean, being black from the island, I love the ocean. I'll be the first black person to tell you, I am gone. If there's an ocean within 100ft, you will not find me because I'm somewhere behind the waves, digging my way through. But black Americans, for some odd reason, they get close to the water and they're like, what do I do now? I think. I don't know.

[C]

Dolvett. I gotta get him on the phone. Cause he's explained this to me before, but I can't. What he said. But, I mean, we've been up at Lake Lanier before, and he's had a life preserver on, and somebody's jumped on him while he's had the life preserver on in the lake. And I saw him freaking out like he was gonna die. He was drowning. Really? Yes. And he explained it to me.

[E]

I had black friends.

[C]

It's the first time I saw him where he almost got into a fight with somebody.

[D]

Really. Get off me.

[F]

Get off me.

[C]

What are you doing? You're in a lake. You got a life preserver on it. It's all gonna be fun.

[H]

I can't believe he got that close. Because my black friends wouldn't even go to the lake. If I.

[D]

A question here from our friend, Father Ricardo Bailey, for white folks, so we can answer. This bird's gonna dig out Dolvett's number. So we'll take this one and this. Melissa and Jen, this will apply to you. Cause it has to do with coffee drinking.

[E]

Okay.

[D]

Reading from the book of Father Ricardo Bailey. Yes, My secretary is a lovely woman, but whenever I drink coffee with her in the morning, or even during the day, she embraces her coffee cup like she's in Vail, Colorado.

[B]

Yes.

[D]

My unofficial research has led me to conclude that every white person I know does that.

[E]

So why do I trangles it with two hands?

[D]

So my question is, why do white people in general embrace their coffee mug like they are in a commercial for Maxwell House?

[C]

I think this is easy to address. You want to take this, Jen?

[E]

I would explain it in that my hands are cold and it helps warm them up.

[H]

Same here.

[C]

Oh, really? For me, it's deeper than that. It's just something so. There's so much comfort in that coffee. Like, it just feels like that's the first starting place of the day. And, like, when you have both hands around it. It's like when you kiss somebody. See, I'm passionate about it. I'm gonna take your face in both of my hands, and I'm gonna bring you in. That's how it is with coffee also.

[D]

So you're bringing it up to your lips, is the way it was. A beautiful woman.

[C]

I am gonna enjoy every second of this. Yeah.

[E]

No, I have a response from Father Bailey. Your office is too cold. And so our administrative assistant is freezing, and she's trying to get her hands warm around her coffee. It's funny.

[C]

I'm gonna get Dolvette on to answer some of these also. Good morning, Trey. You are on Q100. Hi.

[B]

Hey.

[F]

Good morning.

[H]

Hi.

[F]

I've always wondered, why is it that black people always back into the parking spots?

[C]

Why do black people back into a parking spot? I can't speak to that because I've never even noticed that before.

[E]

I didn't notice that either.

[H]

Yeah, white people do that, too, Yancy.

[I]

I think a lot of it simply has to do with we miss the spot. I'm not paying attention to all of the spots. Like, we're jamming out to our music. We've got all these things going. You missed the spot. Well, instead of turning all the way around, just back in.

[C]

Okay. All right.

[F]

All right.

[C]

Does that help?

[F]

That helps.

[D]

Thank you.

[C]

Okay. Good morning, Michelle. You're on Q100.

[B]

Yeah. I've always wondered. I've always heard that black people don't like dogs. Like. Like they're scared of little dogs. Because I've been to the drive through before, and I have dogs, and that sometimes they act like they don't want to give me my money back, and they kind of stand far away. And I've got a black friend who has been to my house before, and I have little dogs, and they're just, like, scared of them.

[H]

Why don't black people. Or do black people not like dogs?

[C]

Hey, Dolvett.

[F]

Yeah.

[C]

All right. We're getting a whole bunch of questions this morning, okay? We're asking questions of each other's race, okay? And one question that we just got was, how come black people are scared of dogs?

[F]

That is the stupidest, most absurd thing I've ever heard in my life.

[C]

It's not true.

[F]

Not true at all. Not even on True Street. It doesn't even.

[D]

Now there is a difference I think between and Dovat, correct me if I'm wrong, because I'm only half black, so help me out here, brother. The black people, as I understand it, don't really care to have dogs in their house and licking their faces and climbing up on their bed and everything. Whereas white people, if they could, would keep most of their pets dressed in people clothes and sleeping in the bed with them.

[F]

Well, half of your race is very correct on that, because that's true. Okay, that's very true.

[D]

I think Carl has actually, our intern Carl has told us that before because, like, he had a dog that he's like, yeah, I'm just gonna keep it in the yard, whatever. Blah, blah, blah. We made a comment like, do you want a big dog run through your house? It's like, oh, my dog won't be in my house.

[F]

Not in the house. Not on the bed. You know, I got a new puppy now, and she sleeps in her crate. She does not sleep in the bed with me.

[C]

Yeah, I do think that white people and black people have different attitudes when it comes to dogs like that.

[E]

We treat them like humans.

[C]

Dovette, somebody called up a white person called up earlier. No, it was Jeff that was asking the question about swimming. Black people and swimming. I mean, I've seen you in Lake Lanier. You and I have tried to swim together at Terps, and I saw the fear in your eyes. And Dinesh jumped on you while you had a life preserver on in Lake Lanier. And you almost. You really thought you were drowning?

[F]

I thought I was about to kill him.

[C]

So what? So what is it?

[F]

Well, there's white people that are born and raised in the islands, and they know how to swim, and they swim very well because they were surrounded by water. But for the most part, most of my black friends, myself included, I taught myself how to swim. So, you know, we come over in a boat. I ain't trying to mess with that water stuff. Forget that.

[H]

I heard both of y' all mention about slavery or coming over on a boat and everything. Or is it just simply a case of where your parents didn't learn how to swim? They're afraid of the water. They pass it on to you, and you just have. Generationally, nobody's teaching you how to swim.

[F]

Yeah, I mean, it wasn't. It wasn't important. It wasn't something that was. That was huge. Let's go to the Y and let's go swim.

[C]

It wasn't right.

[I]

Well, in regards to the whole race thing, it's very simply. It's not necessary. If you grow up in inner city Atlanta, you don't need to learn how to swim. If you grow up on an island, you're swimming to get food. Like, it's a completely different situation.

[D]

And the only reason I know how to swim is because it was a thing for me to do that got me away from my parents. Hey, you want to go to swim lessons? Not really. All right, we'll pick you up tomorrow at 8. I said not really.

[F]

Okay.

[D]

Enjoy. It's a nine week course all summer. You'll be Michael Phelps by the end of it.

[C]

Hey, Debbie, Go ahead. You're on Q100.

[B]

I am wondering why black men wear pantyhose on their head.

[C]

Why do black men wear pantyhose on their head?

[I]

It protects them.

[B]

You know that little stocking cap thing I see them driving down the road?

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

What is that for?

[I]

It protects the hair. It's very simply. You know how you have a lot of guys who have the wave figure in their hair? That's because the hair is compacted and then they brush it down so it gets a wave figure from them brushing it. So since they're going for that, they keep the pantyhose to protect the hair.

[B]

Okay. All right. Because I see them driving down the road and then as soon as they get to work, they take it off.

[C]

Good for you for being brave enough to ask the question.

[B]

Very, very curious.

[C]

I'm serious. Like, this is the way I think that we start to learn about each other. But everybody's so freaked out about asking stupid questions that we don't.

[B]

I mean, I don't think it's rude to ask. Do you?

[C]

Well, I mean, I think it all depends on your relationship. You know, it's like, I wouldn't go up randomly if I were you today to a black person and go, you know. But they were really cool about this on the Bird show this morning. I got a question for you.

[B]

Because you're black, Can I see those waves in your hair?

[C]

Yeah, I don't think I would do that.

[F]

Trust me. Don't do that.

[E]

Keep it right here.

[D]

Do you guys. Yamsi or Dolvett, do you have any questions for us?

[C]

Yeah. About white people?

[I]

My biggest question is about white people in extreme sports. Why does everything have to be to the limit? I don't get it. Can we just enjoy a nice game of basketball or something? No, it's gotta be jumping off buildings, bungee jumping, I would say.

[D]

I'll guarantee you like that.

[I]

What is that?

[C]

We have more of a Jeff wish than black people did.

[D]

That game show where you got to run through the obstacle course, you know, and the stuff in the wall punching out at you and all that. Like, I guarantee you that was invented by a white guy.

[C]

Yeah.

[I]

Something else to notice, especially, like the show Ninja Warrior. Have you seen that? There's not been a single black contestant of that entire show.

[D]

There's a reason for that because it's foolish. And I think, generally speaking, white people are dumber than any other race because we're so amused by simple little things

[H]

like listen to Asian shows. Too Asian?

[E]

Yeah.

[H]

Come on now.

[C]

Felicia, good Morning. You're on Q100.

[B]

Hi. Good morning. I wanted to know why white people find it appropriate to put their hands in food, like on serving trays or in somebody else's plate. Why is it appropriate to put your bare hands on food that somebody else is going to eat?

[D]

It's not.

[C]

What do you mean? You mean, like.

[B]

I mean, I have been to a thousand events where they have, you know, little trays of cheese and fruit or whatever, and the white folks are the ones who will reach in and just grab it with their fingers, pop it in their mouth. And if you're in a room with black people and white people, and you do that, as soon as the black folks see that, that tray will not be touched again.

[D]

So, like, black people use the little tongs or whatever that they got to put the cheese on their plates.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

And white people don't use that.

[H]

We just.

[D]

White people are grabbing at it like it's a bowl of MMs.

[H]

It's like. Well, it goes back to the extreme sport thing. So we. Everything is a competition.

[E]

Yes.

[H]

So if we take the time to grab the utensil, that means we lose out on the best piece on that plate.

[E]

Right.

[C]

Good morning. This is Claudine. You're on Q100. Hi.

[B]

Yeah, I have two answers and one question.

[H]

Okay.

[B]

I think Jeff was generally right about the dog thing. I think in general, black people just aren't raised with dogs in the house. I know some people, some people are, but most of us aren't. And we just don't like the hair and the licking and all that stuff.

[C]

We do like dogs as a general rule. Would it be safe to say that white people look at their dogs as more family members than black people do?

[B]

Yes. Yes.

[C]

Yeah. Okay.

[B]

And then my question, and then I want to do another answer, is that why do white people wear shorts and, like, T shirts when it's cold outside?

[E]

It goes along with the Flip flop thing.

[C]

Yeah. I just think as a. I mean, let's be honest.

[H]

I think it's the mentality of the thing.

[C]

It's simple. I think we're learning that when you're asking questions about white people, it all comes down to just. We're a simple race. We don't like to put shoes on our feet, we'll put sandals on. We'll dress down in the wintertime just because it's easier to put shorts on. Is that right?

[E]

I also think there's a mentality, I

[H]

think that the past week has shown me. I mean, people were scrambling for the decks. People were scrambling to put their flip flops on. People were scrambling to put their shorts on. So, I mean, it's like we are. We are at. Like in a horse race, we are at the gate and as soon as spring opens, we are full.

[D]

We're running out to the deck, grabbing food with our bare hands, bringing our dogs up on the deck with us.

[H]

Because people were talking about what a beautiful day it was the other morning. So I had shorts and T shirt and we were on a deck and it was so windy and I was so cold. And I thought. But we stood out there and I thought, why are we out here on

[E]

the deck in the sand, in the cold, dogs licking the face, licking your food plates?

[D]

I did that last night, man. It was a little too cold to be out on a deck. But my buddy Jesse called me and his meeting ran late. So it was definitely too cold to be on a deck. But we had decided in the middle of the day when it was sunny and warm, that it was gonna be a deck night. And we seriously locked and loaded. By 9 o', clock, we were the only people on the deck and we were white.

[E]

I have a race question. I wanna know why it seems that black people often more so black women repeat themselves a lot if they have something to say to each other. It's the same phrase repeated over and over and over again.

[C]

Like an example. Like what?

[E]

Like anything. Like to make it more emphatic or whatever. There's a lot of repetition. Do you see what I'm saying?

[I]

The person that comes to mind is the actress Monique. When she does her skit, she always ends up repeating herself. Or Wanda Sykes does it too. I know what you're talking about.

[E]

I give an example.

[I]

I can't think of one off the top of my head, though, is the problem.

[E]

Did you see her hair? It's not just, did you see her hair? It's three times.

[I]

Yeah. And it's a different emphasis every single time.

[F]

Yeah.

[I]

It's like, did you see her hair? Did you see her hair?

[E]

No.

[C]

Did you see her hair?

[D]

I know what you mean.

[C]

Don't tell me. AB it's guys too. AB Is so guilty of doing that. Yeah, he is.

[F]

He really is. But, you know, it's a passion thing. You know, your passion. You're making sure that you're heard. That's all that is passion.

[C]

Good morning. Christy, you're on Q100.

[B]

I love you guys. I love you. I am burning this question into about first. Please tell me why white people need to know total strangers. Hey. How are you? Hi. What do you do? Don't ask me what I do for a living. I mean, that's like a third introduction.

[H]

Mind your business at that point.

[B]

Mind your business. That's

[C]

really. So are you telling me that black people. That's not one of the first questions that y' all ask each other is.

[B]

Black people not ask that? We. We get to know the person. Then it comes up. But you. But white people will ask.

[C]

Oh.

[B]

Like a pet peeve of mine.

[C]

I think we look at it differently. I think we look at that as getting. The getting to know you process.

[E]

I think it's how white people define themselves.

[C]

Could be.

[E]

And that's why we ask it.

[H]

Absolutely.

[F]

Here's another cocktail one.

[B]

Guys. We. We don't. We're black people are very stylish. We like. We. We like to look good. So water. Water does not make our hair look good because most of us may have weed. So we don't want to, you know, spend all that money and then go in the ocean and get it all wet.

[H]

Makes sense.

[C]

I'm glad we did this.

[B]

Don't bet you have stop asking black people what they do for a living. And you don't know their names.

[E]

So get the name first and then ask. You gotta get in. It sounds like you gotta get in maybe past a couple of times of hanging out with somebody to ask. Not just the first couple of questions.

[I]

Absolutely. It doesn't come up in the first couple of minutes of conversation. You might ask them what their favorite sports team is because that's how we figure out where you stand. You figure out what their favorite sport is, what they do, but not what their job is.

[C]

That's so odd because to a white person, that's how we get to know you and what you're saying as a black person, you better know me before you ask questions.

[I]

Exactly.

[C]

Huh. Though. That. What were you saying there? You kind of get Cut off.

[F]

There's just a simpler way you said about simplicity and white people doing things simple. Black people do things simple too. You know, if I meet a friend or, I don't know a guy, you know, black guy, black girl, I'm like, hi, how you doing? I'll just say my first name. They say their first name, what's up? And then keep it moving. White people, you say your entire name and your occupation, what you do, where

[E]

you from, we give you the business card.

[F]

Jim Jones here. Jim Bob. This is the wife, Susie Evans. You know, it's like a whole paragraph. I don't need all that. I really don't need all that.

[C]

We're just trying to make sure, you know, real quick.

[F]

In and out, in and out, people in and out.

[E]

All right, see, there's the repetition again.

[D]

Keep it moving. Get your dog out crying, stand in the water.

[C]

Just kidding. I'll see you at two o', clock, dude.

[F]

All right, brother, be good. Later.

[C]

That's one of my favorite things that we've done from time to time.

[H]

And I, well, I have a. In my mind, I'm fascinated that every white answer had some self deprecating joke in it. You know, every time we explain something white people did, we're like, why would you still uncomfortable? But every answer, like Dolvett gave or. Yeah, there was a deeper meaning behind it. Well, it's because we were on the boat across the ocean.

[C]

That's why we don't swim, we don't know our history. It's not as important for us to know our history, but it just.

[H]

There's no self deprecation like that in the answers we got today. Like I hear somebody joke about them, make fun of themselves a little bit

[D]

because I think it's, I think it's more, I think for the white race answering the questions and everything, I think it's a little more nerve wracking because we don't want to offend anyone. And that's the way. I don't know, I think that's why, yeah, everybody else feels comfortable. So I just don't think we're at that point yet.

[C]

I really think, man, as soon as we get to that point, we could just ask stupid questions of each other and we can both show some tolerance on both sides. Going inside, you're saying that is the stupidest thing I ever heard. But you still gotta answer the question and then we'll start to understand about each other. Maybe some of this fear goes away, you know. Hey, Sean, you're on Q100.

[B]

Hey, my name is Sean. And I was just like, I know y' all already said it, but I just wanted to know why white people, like run to danger. Like if it's a tornado or something, like y' all will film. It's like black people, they'll.

[C]

That goes along with the extreme sports things. Why are you walking into danger?

[E]

Storm chasers.

[D]

But I'll say this with no turn your camera off.

[C]

Yeah, you won't see a lot of black storm tracers. Storm chasers.

[D]

There's no self deprecation in this. This is not trying to cover anything up. This is just fact. Keeping it quick like Dolvett suggested. I'm Jeff. I'm white. I'm stupid.

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