Pero Like Codeswitching at Work

[mosmith]

“It was good, it was good! I—ah—went hiking!”💀🤣😂💕

[mgeek]

Hilarious and true. Welcome to being a person of color in America. This is our life every day.

[igoryegin]

"I went hiking", she's clearly bullshitting her

[alonzoolivarez]

Fantastic example of code switching!!!

[dorshellstewart]

This is SOO ME! 😂I don't feel bad now! Feel like it makes me kinda fly🖤✊🏽🔥😉

[wicolem]

Super funny. Keep up the good work.👍🏾💪🏾👌🏾

[callens]

How about that age-old question that you get when your coding switching is, in fact, better than the person you're in conversation with, "You're not from around here, are you?" 😂

[deynotlikeuss]

I don’t be giving zero fux if we don’t understand each other than it wasn’t meant to be lol

[steverogers]

The list of things I say to the many white folks I work with:

We went to the museum
Watched Ted Lasso
Watched (insert popular Netflix show)
Took the family camping
Went for a good run!
Went to Whole Foods
Took a salsa dancing class

[sinnombre-ucpw]

Me but I'm quiet about it and use it for survival lol this vid was cute tho

[michaeljordan]

Everyone code switches lmao. You think people talk the same around guys as they do around their mother?

[moedinyu]

I like to watch how they try to keep up, myself. But ey! Thas jus me! I'm proud o my speech! Learned from my parents and grandparents and family, in general! We all understand each other still! 😂

[monharris]

SO TRUE. this is me at work all day everyday

[rwe]

Thats called adapting to your environment. Nothing wrong with that.

[triad]

Yo the pain I heard in her voice when code switching really resonated with me to the that I felt my chest hurt.

[Lisa_Evers]

This is hysterical and spot-on but...at the same time, it IS sorta stereotyping. Not all black folk or latinos talk or act this way, nor do all white women act as 'safe' as the one in this video. More than anything, it IS all about socioeconomic status more than anything. Where you grew up....how you were raised...the educational level of your parents...your own educational level.... whether you are well-travelled or not...the circles in which you now run....who are you friends with... your job environment, etc.

Sure, all these things DO often fall along lines of race, but definitely not always. I wish we'd stop focusing on race or skintone, and more on socioeconomic status. That is the TRUE dividing line, and the one that causes the most challenges for people to improve their lives.

[destinyboyd]

As a young white person I can confirm that I hate hiking 💀