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[Opinions] Re: Noemi vs Naomi
I'm always confused when you say this, because I have never known anyone to act that way about a somewhat-unusual name just because they were from a small town. My hometown is small, and I have met people with some weird names. People just roll with it.* Volleyballs in formaldehyde tend to leave me cold. *
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This is a German / Swedish area, especially in small towns. There is a name for this way of thinking - Will Farrell talked about it. No one wants to stick out, everyone wants to fit in. My in-laws are very much like that. Anything 'different' is a way of getting attention. They're pretty insular. It's really hard to explain, because they aren't the norm anymore, they're a bit of a throw back. But the throw back is around enough that it's still an issue? IDK. They don't dye their hair, they don't have piercings - even ear piercings, etc. It really is influenced by the Swedish culture, though.
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I guess it's just different there. Where I'm from, we don't have ONE ethnic background that heavily influenced our local culture, so that probably has something to do with it.
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Probably.Fargo is very much changing and it's interesting to watch, but right now it's still very much German / Swedish / Norwegian.
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